The ups and downs of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) legislation have been a problematic issue for the regulated community and attorneys for many years. It has typically shifted with each change in administration at the Presidential level, often requiring those impacted by the regulation change how they comply with the law. This ultimately impacts how they do [...]
For Indiana Chamber members that have an interest in environmental affairs or are in a heavily regulated industry, you have long heard me complain about lack of regulatory certainty surrounding the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The changes in the definition and interpretations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers [...]
On June 9, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army concluded their review of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule defining the term “waters of the United States” or WOTUS . As a result, the agencies have announced their intention to initiate a new rulemaking process that restores the protections in place prior to the 2015 [...]
- Representative Jim Banks (IN-3) has been pushing for Congress to permanently repeal the harmful Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Put in place by the Obama administration, the rule is on a list of regulations the Indiana Chamber has been actively engaging in to repeal or modify. The Congressman recently wrote an op-ed in the Fort Wayne [...]
This week, the Trump administration formally suspended the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule for two more years, which will be well after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects to have its replacement ready to go. WOTUS would have given the EPA greater jurisdiction, leading to small waterways like wetlands and ponds being subject to federal rule. This [...]
- On Monday, Congress passed an amended version of H.R. 195, the Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act. The bill, signed by President Trump later that day, extends government funding through February 8, 2018, as well as suspends the medical device tax for two years and renews the Children’s Health Insurance Program funding for six years. The medical device tax [...]
