Industry Warns Against Adopting Narrow View Of Court Rulings In WOTUS

A broad industry coalition is urging the Biden administration against adopting “unduly narrow interpretations” of various Supreme Court rulings in its upcoming regulation amending the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), warning that doing so will lead to continuing legal uncertainty. The Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC), an alliance whose members include mining, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, construction and other groups, sent a July 24 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Michael Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for...