DES MOINES, Iowa, April 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota today granted a preliminary injunction, stopping the Biden Administration's new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule for Iowa and 23 other states. The WOTUS rule is now on hold in a majority of states. The new WOTUS rule expands the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act to a  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces that the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota today issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS). "Federal Judge Hovland's ruling stops the Biden Administration's  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 12, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum issued the following statement today after U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland granted a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation or enforcement of the Biden administration's new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. North Dakota was one of 23 states that joined West Virginia in February in bringing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Prote  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction today against the Biden Administration's implementation and enforcement of the Waters of the United States rule. The WOTUS rule, which was recently promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, significantly expan  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the brief, the coalition argues that the Biden Administration and the FDA's attempt to roll back safety mechanisms for the abortion-inducing  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean. D. Reyes filed an amicus brief, along with 18 other Attorneys General, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the brief, the Attorneys General argue that the Biden Administration and the FDA's attempt to roll back safety mechanisms for the abortion-inducing drug mi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares and 23 other state attorneys general today announced that the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS). "The Biden Administration has a len  more