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Not to rain on any parades, but this is pretty much just going back to the pre-2015 rules.   Which, suburban development was following anyways, since the industry view was that the 2016 EO wasn't going to be a forever situation.
This is great an all, until another member of the GOP is elected and they have their head of the EPA roll these back. 
We need to stop relying on an agency whose mandate changes with every election cycle to keep things clean, and start electing people to congress who will make this shit law. >

As someone currently studying to get their wetland delineation certification, this is some great news!! Protect our wetlands!! >

Countdown to Circuit 5 saying that the Founders didn't mean that literally >

"if we look at this obscure law from 1809, we can see that..." >

I'm glad. My property has a small but thriving forested wetland that serves as the keystone of my local ecosystem. I hope this rule protects it from being developed/drained by future owners. >

You realize you can record a conservation easement that would protect that area forever, right? And you even get a tax break if that is donated to a nature group. Win/win.