EPA Commits to Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Home Builders
NAHB Senior Officers sat down with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on May 29 to discuss EPA’s deregulatory priorities benefiting the home-building industry.
Zeldin told NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes, First Vice Chairman Bill Owens and CEO Jim Tobin that he is committed to fulfilling President Trump’s directive to reduce federal regulatory burdens upon larger U.S. economy while also improving the federal permitting process across all EPA programs. As an example, Zeldin pointed to his deregulatory announcement on March 12, 2025, identifying more than 30 federal environmental regulations finalized during the Biden administration that will be repealed or significantly revised.
One of the Biden administration’s regulations directly impacting the home-building industry is the regulatory definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). That same day, NAHB members were actively participating in an EPA public listening session in Salt Lake City on revising the current WOTUS regulatory definition.