American Farm Bureau Federation: Federal Court Sends Illegal Water Rule Back to EPA
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release:
A federal court says the 2015 Waters of the United States rule is unlawful under the Clean Water Act because of its "vast expansion of jurisdiction over waters and land traditionally within the states' regulatory authority." The court for the Southern District of Georgia found the agency overstepped not just the CWA, but also the Administrative Procedure Act, which lays . . .
A federal court says the 2015 Waters of the United States rule is unlawful under the Clean Water Act because of its "vast expansion of jurisdiction over waters and land traditionally within the states' regulatory authority." The court for the Southern District of Georgia found the agency overstepped not just the CWA, but also the Administrative Procedure Act, which lays . . .