EPA announces new waters rule after Supreme Court decision weakening protections | The Hill

EPA announces new waters rule after Supreme Court decision weakening protections | The Hill: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced a new rule that could curtail protections from more than 60 percent of protected lands, in response to a May Supreme Court ruling that curtailed which waters are subject to federal Clean Water Act protections. The revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule breaks from longstanding…