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Clean Water Rule


Agencies Propose to Rescind Contentious WOTUS Rule, but It May Not Be Over Yet

 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Army, and Army Corps of Engineers have proposed a rule to rescind the controversial Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which asserts…


Trump Orders WOTUS Rule Rewrite
Clean Power Plan

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on February 27 authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rewrite a contentious rule asserting federal authority over small bodies of water.…


Senate's Failed Veto Override Leaves WOTUS Rule Intact

Congressional efforts to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) contentious rule asserting federal authority over small bodies of water were derailed on Jan. 21. Senate Republicans voted 52–40, failing to…


Federal Court Stays WOTUS Rule

A federal court last week granted a motion barring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing the Clean Water Rule, which critics say is…


Federal Judge Thwarts Implementation of "Expansive" EPA Final Waters of U.S. Rule

A federal judge on Thursday halted implementation of the Clean Water Rule that is controversial for its broad definition of "Waters of the U.S." one day before it was to…