The Supreme Court ruled on “Waters of the United States” or WOTUS – the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act – with a 5-4 majority rolling back federal safeguards in a long-running dispute between the government and a couple who owns property in Idaho.
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NSSGA Member Testifies at WOTUS Hearing
Mark Williams, environmental manager at Luck Companies, testified in the hearing, “Stakeholder Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule,” which was held by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Read MoreFederal Judge Sinks Navigable Waters Protection Rule
A federal judge struck down the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona brings a swift end to the regulation, which was modified under the Trump administration.
Read MoreThe Tide Turns
Recent Developments In Federal Regulation Of Discharges To WOTUS. By Carlota Hopinks-Baul
Read MoreAlan Parks
On the heels of the EPA announcement of its final Water rule, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) member Alan Parks, Memphis Stone & Gravel Co., had an op-ed published in Bloomberg Environment on the impact of the new Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Parks has been among the NSSGA members engaged in NSSGA’s advocacy on the WOTUS rule for…
Read MoreNew WOTUS Rule Finalized
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” establishing federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act.
Read MoreEPA Withdraws Waters of the U.S. Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. “This is a positive step forward to realizing a more achievable WOTUS rule,” stated the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
Read MoreNo ‘Mo WOTUS
Oct. 24, 2019 – The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) expected withdrawal of the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule appeared in the federal register this week. With an effective date of Dec. 23, 2019, the 2015 WOTUS rule will be no longer be in effect in any part of the U.S., barring a legal stay. This withdrawal is the first part of…
Read MoreEPA Withdraws Waters of the U.S. Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. “This is a positive step forward to realizing a more achievable WOTUS rule,” stated the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
Read MoreAnother Court Strikes Down Wetlands Proposal
A federal district judge has ruled an Obama administration-era wetlands regulation fails to comply with the law, handing the 2015 directive its second defeat since May, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
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