ALT: EPA Revises Expansive Water Regulation To Comply With SCOTUS But Doesn't Allow Public Comment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : In response, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers amended the new WOTUS rule previously issued in January, which expanded "wetlands" subject to regulation under the CWA, to remove aspects "invalid" under Sackett v. EPA, according to the Tuesday announcement.
47% : "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, Tribes, and partners," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan in a statement.
39% : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised its "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule Tuesday in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that scaled back the agency's ability to regulate under the Clean Water Act (CWA) but did not offer an opportunity for public comment on the change.
39% : "That's exactly what happened.""Now the agencies are trying to fix their flawed rule to comply with the Sackett v. EPA decision," Bakst continued.

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