Oklahoma Seeks District Court Order To End CWA Jurisdiction Patchwork

Oklahoma and national business groups are pressing a federal district judge to limit or end the nationwide patchwork of Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction policies resulting from the revival of the Obama-era jurisdiction rule, arguing that the state has been forced to impose permits to protect “ephemeral” streams they say should be exempt from the law. In a Feb. 20 brief to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, the Sooner State and its industry co-plaintiffs raise...