Researchers Eye Private Governance To Fill Sackett’s Protection Gap

A group of law professors is proposing the use of private environmental governance (PEG) initiatives, such as corporate commitments and voluntary standards, to protect wetlands and fill in the gap following the Supreme Court’s Sackett ruling, which limited state and federal regulatory authority to protect the waterbodies. The professors published an April 8 paper titled “Filling the Sackett Gap: The Private Governance Option,” detailing how PEG initiatives can fill gaps in wetland protections and complement government measures, and...