Biden admin backs down on key eco regulations after Supreme Court ruling - 1010 WCSI

Aug 30, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    26% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -2% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    84% Negative

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"In a joint aouncement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled the new so-called Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations."
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22% Conservative
"And the EPA's WOTUS rule came while the case Sackett v. EPA was before the Supreme Court."
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-4% Liberal
"The Biden administration finalized revised environmental regulations impacting bodies of water Tuesday in response to a Supreme Court decision in May upending the original version."
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-6% Liberal
"While I am disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision in the Sackett case, EPA and Army have an obligation to apply this decision alongside our state co-regulators, Tribes, and partners, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement."
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-16% Liberal
"EPA will never waver from our responsibility to ensure clean water for all, Regan added."
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-22% Liberal
"Moving forward, we will do everything we can with our existing authorities and resources to help communities, states, and Tribes protect the clean water upon which we all depend.NEARLY 200 GOP LAWMAKERS BLAST BIDEN'S EPA FOR TARGETING FARMERS, RANCHERS: 'EGREGIOUS FEDERAL OVERREACH'"
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-2% Liberal
"The Waters Advocacy Coalition, a group that represents small businesses, farmers and ranchers, homebuilders and manufacturers, echoed Capito's comments."
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-2% Liberal
"Despite our warnings that the Biden WOTUS rule was clear regulatory overreach and the Supreme Court soundly rejecting its 'waters of the United States' definition, the administration continues to take an unserious approach to issuing a durable rule that provides stability to millions of Americans, said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee."
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0% Conservative
"Despite our warnings that the Biden WOTUS rule was clear regulatory overreach and the Supreme Court soundly rejecting its 'waters of the United States' definition, the administration continues to take an unserious approach to issuing a durable rule that provides stability to millions of Americans, said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee."
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0% Conservative
"The Biden administration finalized revised environmental regulations impacting bodies of water Tuesday in response to a Supreme Court decision in May upending the original version."
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-8% Liberal
"The rule opened the door for the federal government to regulate wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams and relatively permanent waterways, largely mimicking a pre-2015 environmental rule set during the Obama administration, which implemented the changes in an effort to curb water pollution."
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-14% Liberal
"While I am disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision in the Sackett case, EPA and Army have an obligation to apply this decision alongside our state co-regulators, Tribes, and partners, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement."
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-8% Liberal
"EPA will never waver from our responsibility to ensure clean water for all, Regan added."
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-10% Liberal
"That case centered on Michael and Chantell Sackett, two Idaho residents whom the EPA prohibited from building a home near a wetland years ago, citing the Clean Water Act."
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-22% Liberal
"BIDEN ADMIN HIT WITH LAWSUIT OVER ECO ACTIONS THAT INDUSTRY SAYS COULD COST MILLION JOBSIndustry groups, Republican lawmakers in Congress and multiple states blasted the regulation as an example of federal overreach and demanded that it be rescinded."
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-24% Liberal
"On May 25, the Supreme Court struck down the EPA's original finalized WOTUS regulations, ruling that the Biden administration had moved forward with a definition of waters that was too broad."
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-26% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : In a joint announcement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled the new so-called Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations.
48% : And the EPA's WOTUS rule came while the case Sackett v. EPA was before the Supreme Court.
47% : The Biden administration finalized revised environmental regulations impacting bodies of water Tuesday in response to a Supreme Court decision in May upending the original version.
42% : "While I am disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision in the Sackett case, EPA and Army have an obligation to apply this decision alongside our state co-regulators, Tribes, and partners," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement.
39% : ""EPA will never waver from our responsibility to ensure clean water for all," Regan added.

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