Clearer, streamlined permitting will cut compliance costs for farmers.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said last week that EPA will review the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to ensure that it follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Supreme Court ruling narrowed the federal government’s regulatory reach over waterways by reducing the scope of federally protected wetlands and streams under...