Industry Urges 6th Circuit To Reject EPA Bid To Hear Suits Over CWA Rule

Mining, farming and other industry groups are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to reject EPA's bid for the court to declare it has authority to hear suits over the agency's Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule, with the groups saying federal district courts where several CWA rule suits are pending are the proper venue. “The final rule, which expands the jurisdiction of the CWA well beyond the bounds of the law, is reviewable exclusively under...