States, Environmentalists Seek High Court Review Of Water Transfer Suit

Environmentalists and seven states are asking the Supreme Court to take up their challenge to EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA) rule that exempts water transfers from permit requirements, saying an appellate court's decision to uphold the Bush-era rule contradicts the law's plain text and breaks with the justices' past rulings. The states and environmentalists as two sets of challengers in the water transfer case filed petitions for certiorari with the Supreme Court on Sept. 15, both asking it to...