Florida Loses Bid To Preserve CWA 404 Program As Judge Rejects Stay

Florida has lost its bid to stay a court vacatur of its Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 program, after a federal judge rejected its motion for a limited stay and final judgment on the remaining claims, though the judge issued a partial judgment to allow the state to appeal previously decided claims that raised the bar for other states seeking such permitting authority. “The Court is persuaded that a limited stay is neither workable nor desirable,” Judge Randolph Moss...