"EPA and Biden Administration Roll Back Wetland Protections Following Supreme Court Ruling"

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed federal protections for the majority of the country's wetlands in compliance with a recent Supreme Court ruling. The ruling narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the EPA's authority to regulate waterways and wetlands. The EPA's new rule eliminates the "significant nexus" test and shifts the responsibility of protecting waterways and wetlands to the states. Environmental groups argue that the ruling undermines clean water and wetland protections, leaving communities more vulnerable to pollution and flooding. Some business groups, however, believe the EPA's rollback does not go far enough.