Wheeler Says EPA Will Publish Narrower CWA Jurisdiction Rule Next Week

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler plans for the agency to publish its proposal to narrow the scope of Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction in the Federal Register the week of Feb. 11, a long-awaited move that will formally start the 60-day clock for public comments at least two months after the rule was first unveiled. Wheeler made the announcement as part of his Feb. 8 keynote address to an American Legal Institute-Continuing Legal Education (ALI-CLE) environmental law conference in...