District Court Halts EPA CWA Rule, Highlighting Fight Over Lawsuit Venue

A federal district court has granted a request from 13 states to immediately block EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing their Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule on its planned effective date of Aug. 28, highlighting a fight over whether federal district courts or appellate courts should hear suits over the rule. The Aug. 27 opinion and order by U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Southeastern Division's Chief District Judge Ralph Erickson also...