State of California et al v Wheeler

  1. September 17, 2021

    Calif. Judge Punts Trump's Narrowed Water Rule To Gov't

    A Trump-era rule narrowing the reach of the Clean Water Act will go back to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers, a California federal judge has ruled, without addressing whether the rule should be vacated because an Arizona federal judge has already axed it.

  2. January 25, 2021

    Red States Say Trump's Narrowed Water Rule Is Lawful

    Nearly two dozen states, including Georgia and Texas, said the Trump administration lawfully narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act, arguing that just because challengers don't like the policy doesn't mean it violates U.S. Supreme Court precedent or the law's language.

  3. January 03, 2021

    Environmental Cases To Watch In 2021

    This year will bring a new presidential administration and potentially head-spinning changes to the government's position in pending litigation on crucial issues like Clean Water Act jurisdiction and greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, oil and gas operations and power plants.

  4. November 24, 2020

    States, Cities Seek Demise Of Trump's Narrowed Water Rule

    A group of states on Monday asked a federal judge to scrap the Trump administration's rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction, saying the government failed to study how excluding many previously protected waters would harm water quality and step on states' rights.

  5. July 08, 2020

    Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2020

    The second half of 2020 could bring decisions in a host of important environmental law cases, including a series of challenges to the Trump administration's new rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act, lawsuits targeting the president's efforts to roll back Obama-era national monuments, and a groundbreaking trial over whether the government should ban fluoride in drinking water.

  6. June 22, 2020

    Trump Water Rule Blocked In Colo. But OK Nationwide

    A Colorado federal judge has blocked implementation of the Trump administration's rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act, while a California federal judge refused a request by a coalition of states and cities for a nationwide block of the rule, saying the agency has discretion to change course.

  7. June 18, 2020

    Trump's Relaxed Water Rule Threatens Wildlife, States Say

    A coalition of states and cities urged a California federal judge at a hearing Thursday to block a Trump administration rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act, saying it threatens wildlife, wetlands and millions of miles of streams by excluding waterways long considered protected by the law.

  8. June 15, 2020

    US, Calif. Asked To Weigh In On 'Navigable Waters' Options

    A California judge wants clarification from the Trump administration and several states battling the federal government over a revision to the Clean Water Act on whether the court should be able to issue a nationwide injunction blocking the change.

  9. June 09, 2020

    Calif. Wants Nationwide Halt Of Trump's Water Rule

    California and a coalition of states and cities have pushed a federal court to issue a nationwide injunction to block the Trump administration's rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction, arguing that the change disregards science and is harmful.

  10. June 02, 2020

    Feds, Industry Oppose Bid To Block Trump's Water Rule

    The federal government, business groups and a coalition of states have said the Trump administration's rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction was a reasonable move that shouldn't be halted just because some states like California disagree with the result.

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