WASHINGTON — Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) has filed formal comments in opposition to a proposed new definition of the “waters of the United States” that are subject to federal regulation.
PLF argues that the new rule, devised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, defines Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction so broadly that it could lead to practically unlimited expansion of federal control over property nationwide — going far beyond the boundaries on federal power that have been laid down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
PLF Principal Attorney M. Reed Hopper authored the comments. Hopper. . .
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