Opportunity to Stand up for Wetlands, Clean Water

The EPA has announced a 30-day public comment period and a series of stakeholder “listening” sessions, asking for comments on a variety of potential changes to the regulations the prior administration issued following the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA. The comment period and listening sessions will almost certainly be followed by a rule which interprets Sackett to exclude many more wetlands and other waters than the current rules do (which is already a lot, because the existing rules follow the Sackett ruling, and Sackett was a huge rollback by itself).

Please consider signing your organization onto this letter to EPA urging them not to take any further action to alter the definition of Waters of the United States as the current regulations are consistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA.

The deadline to sign on is EOD on Tuesday, April 22. Link again to sign on: https://forms.gle/gyB9Zn3pyMCWjMJK7

Sharing Clean Water for All Coalition resources to help groups respond:

  • Here is a toolkit to support your organization submitting comments, participating in the listening session(s), and other activities related to this request for comment!
  • Prep Sessions: We know that there is a lot happening right now and that participating in this effort may feel daunting. If you would find it helpful to hop on a Zoom call with Clean Water Act technical and campaign experts to talk through what’s in the notice, any questions you may have about your specific comments/testimony, and how to prepare for testimony, you can register for one our prep sessions on the following dates:
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