A Federal Judge Reinstates the Clean Water Rule for 26 States

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Source: Pacific Standard





A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's order delaying the Clean Water Rule.

Emily Moon 41 minutes ago

A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction Thursday on the Trump administration's order delaying the Clean Water Rule, making the Obama-era regulation applicable in the 26 states that have not blocked it, E&E News reports.

The United States District Court in South Carolina found that the Environmental Protection Agency had violated rulemaking procedures in delaying the regulation, also known as the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which protects wetlands and tributaries under the Clean Water Act. Previously, a federal judge ruled in favor of states seeking to get out of these regulations.

Environmental groups have criticized the delay as an attempt to strip U.S. waterways of protections. "Without the clarity provided by the Clean Water Rule, the agencies are forced to apply a case-by-case scheme that fails to protect streams and wetlands," the Southern Environmental Law Center, which appealed a block of the rule in 11 states, said in a statement last month. ..................................

Read more: https://psmag.com/environment/a-federal-judge-reinstates-the-clean-water-rule-for-26-states

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[whathehell]

1. Yes!!

[Panich52]

2. K&r

[Honeycombe8]

3. Thank God we still have a judicial system. Until Kavanaugh gets seated. nt

[BigmanPigman]

7. I know, that scares me to death.

[barbtries]

8. republicans are busy

stuffing lower courts with right wing tools. i just saw a headline about this today but am working, can't remember where.

huge problem.

i can hardly believe this continues to go on.

[Honeycombe8]

9. It's very worrying. Very. BUT...

there is one thing about RW judges. Tools are tools, but judges do sometimes issue rulings that are not as biased as a Congressional rep would like. There are some who do try to stick to the rule of law, whether they like it or not.

[barbtries]

12. hopefully plenty.

sigh.
i just am daily amazed that trump keeps getting away with it, that there are so many people aiding, abetting, and following their own despicable agendas and all to the detriment of the people and democracy. I'm 62, almost 63 years old, and i'm still gobsmacked. i just never dreamed this would be happening in my lifetime.

republicans. they could steer this abomination away from the cliff but they don't and they won't and i'm both horrified and thoroughly disgusted.

[bullwinkle428]

4. "CLEAN WATER IS OVERRATED! FOR WEAKLINGS! SAD. #maga"

[machoneman]

6. No clean water for.....deplorables!!!! Let them eat cake....erh...water! n/m

n/m

[eggplant]

5. *Attorneys General (is the proper plural)

[turbinetree]

10. Now what does this mean for the Dakota Access pollution pipeline and the XL pollution pipe line

anyone know..................

[Scurrilous]

11. K&R

[MBS]

13. This is great news! thanks for posting. n/t

[Nitram]

14. Believe it or not, both North and South Carolina take water quality pretty seriously because it

impacts their tourism business. North Carolina earned $22.9 billion from tourism in 2016, and they lose money when beaches are closed due to polluted stormwater runoff.