ND Fed Judge Blocks WOTUS Rule In 13 States

<> ND Fed Judge Blocks WOTUS Rule In 13 States - Judge Ralph Erickson of the District Court for the District of North Dakota found that the 13 states [ND, AK, AZ, AR, CO, ID, MO, MT, NE, NV, SD, WY, NM] suing to block the rule met the conditions necessary for a preliminary injunction, including that they would likely be harmed if courts didn't act and that they are likely to succeed when their underlying lawsuit against the rule is decided. North Dakota et al v. U.S. EPA - North Dakota et al v. U.S. EPA - 8/27/15. The Judge ordered: "The States have established that the Dataphase factors weigh in favor of injunctive relief. Their motion for a preliminary injunction, enjoining Fed. Reg. 37,054-127, jointly promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is granted." New federal rule protecting streams takes effect in some states, not others Roberts Praises Decision to Halt EPA's - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, is pleased to announce a decision by a federal judge to halt the damaging 'Waters of the U.S.' (WOTUS) rule from implementation in 13 states.