Federal Judge Decides Waters of U.S. Rule Violates Federal Law

摘要

GALVESTON, TX.-A judge has ordered federal agencies to reconsider the Waters of the Unites States regulation issued during the Obama administration. The ruling in State of Texas v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also orders the continuation of a preliminary injunction blocking its enforcement that was issued on Sept. 18, 2018. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge George Hanks Jr. states EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have failed to allow public comments after altering the definition of waters of the United States in their final version of the regulation. The decision does not vacate the 2015 changes to the Clean Water Act, but instead gives the agencies the opportunity to reconsider their revisions.