Articles tagged under: Waters of the United States Rule

Former WOTUS a Challenge for ND Agriculture

Published January 26, 2020

North Dakota Grain Growers Association President Dennis Haugen says there were issues with the former Waters of the United States Rule. "There were issues with what you could and couldn't do with non-navigable streams and potholes. We are the prairie…
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EPA Replaces the Waters of the United States Rule

Published January 23, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency replaced the Waters of the United States Rule. The new Navigable Waters Protection Rule clarifies federal and state protected waters. There are four categories of jurisdictional waters under federal protection. Those include territorial and traditional navigable…
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Court Rules on WOTUS

Published August 23, 2019

A federal judge in Georgia has ruled the Waters of the United States rule violates the Clean Water Act. In the summary judgement, the court challenged the federal government’s jurisdiction over certain waters and tributaries. An injunction against the 2015…
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WOTUS in the Courts

Published April 5, 2019

The Texas attorney general is pushing the federal court to issue a national injunction on the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. Meanwhile, an Ohio court rejected a similar request. The controversial WOTUS rule has been in the courts…
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Public WOTUS Hearing Later This Month

Published February 18, 2019

The U.S. EPA will hold a public hearing on the newly proposed Waters of the United States rule in late February in Kansas City, Kansas. The proposed regulation replaces the 2015 WOTUS rule, which increased EPA’s authority over various waters…
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Another State Added to WOTUS Hold

Published September 19, 2018

There are now 28 states that are not under the jurisdiction of the Waters of the United States rule. Due to a ruling in the U.S. District Court in Fargo, Iowa is the latest state to be granted an injunction.…
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