Fifteen AGs Urged EPA to Expand Clean Water Act Protections

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in commenting on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The definition classifies what types of water bodies are protected by federal law. The AGs urged EPA to protect water bodies that had lost protection under a Trump-era rule. The coalition pushed the agencies to make the definition “even clearer and more environmentally protective” in any ensuing rulemaking.

• Documents: CommentsCA Press Release
• Document Type: Comment Letters Press Releases/Statements
• States: California Connecticut Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Mexico New York North Carolina Oregon Vermont Washington Washington, D.C. Wisconsin
• Agencies: Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Issues: Clean Water Act Climate Adaptation & Resilience Cross-Cutting & Administrative Effects of Climate Change Environmental Justice Natural Resources Oceans and Water Policy Public Lands & Wildlife Water Water Pollution Waters of the United States
• Era: Biden Administration
• Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings