Trump CWA Rule Faces Long Road To Implementation Amid Legal Battles

Legal experts expect judges to quickly stay the Trump administration’s new Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule, preventing it from taking effect during imminent and likely-complex legal challenges that are all but guaranteed to reach the Supreme Court thanks to its contentious nature and legal basis that clashes with circuit court precedents. Administration officials have defended the rule and touted new legal defenses . The agencies “have done a lot to make sure [the rule] will withstand legal challenges,” one...