Agriculture groups are questioning the timing of the Biden administration’s updated Waters of the United States rule. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan tells Brownfield the release happened before Sackett vs. EPA because there are aspects of the rule the agency wanted to get on record for agriculture.
“But we also wanted the Supreme Court to make its decision based on an updated rule, not any hypotheticals or rules that existed prior.”
Regan says he is hopeful the Supreme Court’s ruling, expected this summer, will complement the Biden administration’s rule.
