Industry, States Urge High Court To Hear Challenge To CWA 401 Decision

摘要

Industry groups and a coalition of 17 Republican state attorneys general (AGs) are urging the Supreme Court to take up Montana and Wyoming's challenge to Washington state's denial of a Clean Water Act (CWA) certification for a planned coal export terminal, arguing Washington's actions blocking trade are exactly what the Constitution aims to prevent. "At stake here are fundamental questions about the balance of constitutional power among the States and between the States and the federal government on matters of international trade and foreign policy," the National Mining Association and National Association of Manufacturers say in a March 20 amicus brief, adding that the Supreme court is the only forum to resolve such disputes.