States Fail to Revive Trump Clean Water Act Rule Pending Appeal

A group of eight states and three industry groups couldn’t convince a federal judge to put his order tossing a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule on hold pending their appeal in the Ninth Circuit.

Most of the harm the states, led by Louisiana, and industry groups described was speculative, according to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. If they did show harm, their showing “ranks as marginal,” the court said Tuesday.

On the other hand, the importance of preserving the administrative process and avoiding irreparable environmental harm tips the balance in favor of denying a stay, ...