Biden’s EPA action would replace the Trump-era WOTUS rule with a new regulation that would expand federal protections for certain bodies of water. Related story: Ag Groups File Lawsuit to Challe ...

and farmers across the country about the rule’s failure to respect private property rights and the Clean Water Act,” Duvall said. Related story: WOTUS Ruling Causing Confusion in Key Ag States ...

Under the “relatively permanent flow” standard in Justice Scalia’s plurality opinion, WOTUS are “relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water” that are ...