Judge's Rejection Of New CWA Rule Injunction Prolongs Policy 'Patchwork'

摘要

A federal district judge has rejected two GOP-led states' request to block enforcement of the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule within their borders, prolonging a nationwide "patchwork" of CWA standards that has led to fights in courts and Congress over how to apply the law until EPA repeals and replaces the 2015 rule.