House Democrats Ready WOTUS Bill To Reverse ‘Damage’ Of Sackett Ruling

October 16, 2023
House Democrats are set to unveil new legislation that will aim to restore federal protections to waters and wetlands excluded from the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) by the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA decision, as observers say Congress will eventually need to amend the Clean Water Act (CWA) to resolve ambiguities left by Sackett . Democrats on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) issued an Oct. 16 media advisory that they would host an...


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