The federal government has narrowed the “waters of the U.S.” definition, potentially triggering a new legal battle over whether it’s scaled back Clean Water Act enforcement too far, experts say. Legal ...

A hearing is set for next week on the proposed definition rolled out last month for "Waters of the United States,” which outlines the waterbodies eligible for protection under the federal Clean Water ...

Understand how the proposed WOTUS rule affects farmers, from Sackett v. EPA to regulatory costs, federal jurisdiction and ...

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Republicans praised the Trump administration’s draft rewrite of a key Clean Water Act regulation, calling it a win for farmers, businesses, homebuilders and landowners who would see reduced permitting ...

It might seem peculiar that the definition of "waters of the United States" depends not on science or even custom but on ...

On November 20 of this year, the U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers submitted a proposed rule which would once again redefine the term “Waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, under the federal ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --The Trump administration proposed changing the definition of wetlands Monday to limit which bodies of water are protected from pollution under the Clean Water Act. The administration's ...

The Trump administration's EPA is moving to restrict federal definitions of protected waterways, eliminating protections for seasonal and temporary water systems like wetlands, streams, and ditches, ...