August 19, 2015
A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday opted against pausing a lawsuit filed by North Dakota and 12 other states challenging a new rule clarifying federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, concluding the states could be harmed if they couldn't pursue their bid to temporarily halt the rule's implementation.
August 12, 2015
The federal government on Tuesday asked a North Dakota federal judge to hold off on proceeding with a group of states' challenge to a new rule clarifying federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, saying a consolidation effort should take precedence.
August 11, 2015
North Dakota and 12 other states on Monday asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that would prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its controversial rule that clarifies federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
June 29, 2015
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.