The ruling was the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority on the high court narrowed the reach of environmental regulations.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after theThe rule would require that wetlands be more clearly connected to other waters like oceans and rivers, a policy shift thatEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the agency had no alternative after the
The ruling was the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority on the high court narrowed the reach of“While I am disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision in the Sackett case, EPA and Army have an obligation to apply this decision alongside our state co-regulators,” Regan said in a statement Tuesday.regulating “waters of the United States.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a dissent that the majority’s decision was political, improperly weakening regulatory powers Congress gave the federal government. Because the sole purpose of the new rule is to amend specific provisions of the previous rule that were rendered invalid by the high court, the new rule will take effect immediately, the EPA said.
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