Groups Urge Officials To Expand Wetlands Protections In Wake Of Sackett

June 4, 2024
On the heels of the first anniversary of the Sackett ruling, environmentalists are renewing calls for the Biden administration to evaluate a range of different authorities to prevent loss and mitigate harms to wetlands after the Supreme Court narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act (CWA), pointing to limits in state gap-filling efforts, and the ultimate need for Congress to act. Jon Devine, director of federal water policy for Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), told Inside EPA...


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