December 12, 2018
The federal government on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge to dismiss challenges to the Trump administration's bid to block an Obama-era water rule, arguing it met all legal requirements — but opponents told the judge the effort lacked the requisite public input and should be trashed.
June 29, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked a New York federal court for a quick win against a pair of lawsuits by states and environmental groups that are challenging the delay of an Obama-era rule that defined the Clean Water Act's reach, arguing the move was properly executed.
May 29, 2018
A New York federal judge on Monday rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' request to send to Texas a pair of lawsuits by states and environmental groups that challenge the delay of a controversial rule defining the Clean Water Act's reach.
May 02, 2018
A group of states on Tuesday asked a New York federal judge to invalidate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move to delay implementation of the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, saying the agency failed to follow proper notice-and-comment protocol, among other reasons.
March 08, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge to send a lawsuit by a coalition of states challenging the suspension of the Clean Water Rule to Texas — over their objections — arguing that the case is intertwined with other claims in that venue.
February 06, 2018
New York and several other states on Tuesday filed suit in New York federal court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accusing it of failing to consider the full consequences or receive the necessary public input before suspending an Obama-era rule defining the Clean Water Act's reach.