EPA cites CWA rule repeal effort in bid to halt district court suits

EPA says its ongoing efforts to repeal and replace the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule justify halting pending federal district court cases over the 2015 policy, as a Supreme Court ruling starts to take effect that says district courts and not appellate courts should first hear challenges to the existing regulation. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, which jointly issued the 2015 rule under the Obama administration and are now proposing to repeal it under President Donald...