Environmentalists Fight Bid To Narrow Or Block Revival Of 2015 CWA Rule

摘要

Environmentalists are urging federal courts against granting efforts by industry, GOP states and the Trump administration to narrow or block a court order reviving the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule in 26 states, saying the ruling was proper and there will be no "harm" from enforcing the 2015 water standard. "Even if the Clean Water Rule cannot be implemented nationwide, it can still provide clarity where it is implemented. The Court should reject the dubious notion that allowing confusion to reign everywhere is better than implementing a clear rule in at least some states," says an Aug. 27 filing that the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) submitted to the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio in the case Ohio, etal. v. EPA, et al. With the filing, the environmental groups are pushing back against a request from the Republican-led states of Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan for an injunction to block enforcement of the 2015 CWA jurisdiction rule within their borders. Relevant documents are available on InsideEPA.com. (Doc. ID: 214735)