EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
The proposal would narrow federal jurisdiction over wetlands and other waters while the EPA and Army Corps seek 30 more days of public input.
- On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers announced a supplemental notice seeking public input on new definitions for "relatively permanent," "continuous surface," and "perennial" waters under the WOTUS rule.
- Following the Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett v. EPA decision, which rejected the "significant nexus" test, the agency is rewriting regulations that have shifted for more than 50 years.
- Seeking to end "bureaucratic red tape," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the goal is a "durable WOTUS definition" that avoids regulating in a "black box" by considering all policy options.
- Criticizing the proposal, Center for Biological Diversity policy specialist J.W. Glass warned it could "wipe out life-sustaining waterways" and leave wetlands vulnerable to destructive storm surges driven by climate change.
- Agencies will accept public comments for 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, incorporating insights from over 220,000 comments gathered during previous public meetings.
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EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule th
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers. The request, announced Friday,
EPA delays water regulation revision to allow more public comment
The Environmental Protection Agency has opened another round of public comment on three key terms in a rule defining which bodies of water are subject to regulation, also known as the “Waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, rule, further lengthening the agency’s timeline for finalizing the rules. The EPA and the Army Corps of […]
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EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers.
EPA and Army Seek Additional Input on Proposed Waters of the U.S. Definition
WASHINGTON — Today [September 4, 2026], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army announced a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to gather public input on additional regulatory language for defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to be considered alongside the 2025 proposed rule. This action reflects the agencies’ commitment to radical transparency and to […]
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