Sixth Circuit claims jurisdiction to hear merits of challenge to EPA ‘waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) rule

Today a splintered three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit concluded that it has jurisdiction to review challenges to the controversial “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.  This regulation, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, seeks to clarify and expand the agencies’ regulatory […]