Waters of the United States

Washington, D.C.–In her first State of the Coast Guard address, Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, spoke of the major economic roles played by the nation’s 14,000… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced proposals to kill the Biden administration’s rule to redefine the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and to streamline the permitting process… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden and House Republican leaders drew their lines in the sand over raising the debt limit as the U.S. was projected to reach its approximately $31.381 trillion… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration announced its much-anticipated final rule to establish a durable definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) after legal challenges and regulatory uncertainty marked the two… Read More

On December 30, the Environmental Protection Agency quietly announced that it had issued yet another “final” rule-making that defines “waters of the U.S.” The term has been a political football… Read More

On October 3, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in one of the most closely watched cases of the year, a 15-year-old legal battle known as Sackett v. Environmental Protection… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Citing increasing gas prices and their impact on Americans, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to announce the U.S. will release 30 million barrels… Read More

Washington, D.C.—One year after it was suspended and its members dismissed, the broadly supported Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) remains in limbo months after it was approved to resume operations. Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden signed another stopgap measure to keep federal agencies funded until February 18 and urged Congress to use that time to reach a bipartisan agreement on funding… Read More