New WOTUS Rule Restores Protections for Many Waters, but Uncertainty Persists Due to Continuing Litigation

Jeffrey Karp and Edward Mahaffey co-authored the article, "New WOTUS Rule Restores Protections for Many Waters, but Uncertainty Persists Due to Continuing Litigation," published by Environment+Energy Leader. The article discusses the issuance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of a final rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), a key term in the Clean Water Act.