SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 9 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general and one city in submitting a comment letter (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/states-supplemental-comments-wotus-definition-final-10092026.pdf) opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corps) supplemental proposed rule that would significantly reduce federal protections for streams and wetlands nationwide. If adopted, this rulemaking would redefine the "waters of the United States" that are subject to pollution discharge permits and other important safeguards under th...