22 States Seek Injunction Against New WOTUS Rule Or Delay Pending Sackett Ruling

Mealey's (March 6, 2023, 8:18 AM EST) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — Twenty-two states have asked a North Dakota federal judge to enter a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, saying that if the rule goes into effect on March 20, it “will trigger significant burdens for the States, who administer costly and time-intensive permitting and other programs under the CWA [Clean Water Act].”...