WASHINGTON – US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The proposal follows the Supreme Court decision in Sackett and delivers on the Trump Administration’s commitment to protect America’s waters while providing the regulatory certainty needed to support our nation’s farmers who feed and fuel the world and advance EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback initiative. ….When finalized, the rule will cut red tape and provide predictability, consistency, and clarity for American industry, energy producers, the technology sector, farmers, ranchers, developers, businesses, and landowners for permitting under the Clean Water Act. …Here’s what people are saying: The American Forest and Paper Association thanked the administration… “for bringing clarity and predictability for U.S. manufacturing. This is welcome news for the US paper manufacturing industry.”