In November 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers announced they’d come up with a proposed revision for the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), They published the proposal in December 2021, with a promise to finalize it by the end of 2022. That they did, and on 30 December a final version was issued. It is scheduled to go into effect in 60 days – around 1 March 2023. Defining WOTUS has been a long and winding path through many federal courts, and this new rule might be upended by yet another pending case. The Obama Administration had issued new WOTUS rules in 2015. At issue was the rule’s scope under the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.