'Supplemental' CWA Rule Repeal Draws Attacks Over Factual, Legal Basis

Opponents of EPA's plan to repeal the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule are attacking the agency's “supplemental” proposal that aims to further justify the effort, arguing that there are major flaws in the factual and legal basis for the repeal and warning that undoing the existing policy will create regulatory uncertainty. In comments filed ahead of an Aug. 13 deadline , environmental groups, Democratic states and some interstate regulatory associations signaled the arguments they plan to raise in...