Podcast: NAHB Legal Expert Sheds Light on Next Steps for WOTUS
In the latest episode of NAHB’s Housing Developments podcast, co-hosts CEO Jim Tobin and SVP of Communications Paul Lopez welcome VP of Legal Advocacy Tom Ward to help explain the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision that rescinded key parts of the Biden Administration’s “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule.
Ward provides insight into the new test to determine whether a wetland can be regulated under the Clean Water Act, after the Supreme Court rejected the previous significant nexus test. Learn more about the impact of the decision.
Listen to Housing Developments wherever you get your podcasts or watch a video of the full episode below.
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