The EPA is proposing a revised definition of waters of the US on Monday, putting the second Trump administration’s stamp on wetlands protections.
The proposal aims to bring Clean Water Act protections for waters and wetlands in line with the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Sackett v. EPA, which reduced the scope of federal jurisdiction over waters and wetlands.
If finalized, the new rule would reverse the Biden administration’s definition of waters of the US, or WOTUS, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition of each new president updating the terms of federal waterway protections.
The proposal is meant to …