EPA Says Supreme Court Precedent Supports Quick Rework Of CWA Rule

EPA in a newly signed Federal Register notice says prior Supreme Court rulings give agencies freedom to quickly revise or withdraw the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule in favor of a less expansive policy based purely on shifting legal interpretations, despite the existing factual record justifying the current rule. In a Federal Register notice signed March 1 and set for publication as soon as March 2, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers -- which...