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The State Of Ohio et al v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al

  1. March 24, 2022

    Ohio, Tenn. Challenge To Obama Water Rule Gets Deep-Sixed

    An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday put the final nail in the coffin of the state and Tennessee's lawsuit challenging a 2015 Clean Water Act jurisdictional rule, declaring it is moot because the rule isn't likely to be enforced.

  2. March 11, 2022

    Enviro Groups Tell Judge It's Time To Nix Clean Water Suit

    Two environmental groups have asked an Ohio federal judge to toss three states' lawsuit challenging an Obama-era clean water rule, arguing that the case is moot in light of a revised definition of what constitutes "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

  3. February 04, 2019

    EPA's Shift On Clean Water Rule Lets Enviros Enter Challenge

    An Ohio federal judge has said a reversal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's stance on a 2015 rule that expanded the federal government's oversight of waterways opened the door for environmental groups to intervene and defend the Obama-era regulation against a challenge by three states.

  4. February 09, 2016

    Farm Group And Enviros Sidelined In Clean Water Rule Suit

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday blocked the Michigan Farm Bureau, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Wildlife Federation from intervening in litigation launched by a group of states challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's controversial Clean Water Rule, saying their interests are already represented by current parties.

  5. June 29, 2015

    EPA, Corps Slammed Over Clean Water Act Expansion

    Texas and 17 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers on Monday over a rule that clarifies which waterways fall under federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, arguing the rule runs afoul of Supreme Court precedent and will be a burden to implement.