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EPA Announces New WOTUS Rule

by | Nov 17, 2025 | Liberty Matters

On Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The proposal, unveiled at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC,  follows the Supreme Court decision in Sackett and delivers on the Trump Administration’s commitment to protect America’s waters while providing the regulatory certainty needed to support our nation’s farmers who feed and fuel the world and advance EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback initiative

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