States Say EPA Waters Rule Means ‘Crushing Fines’ If Not Vacated

A group of 24 states led by West Virginia say in their challenge to the EPA’s wetlands and waters rule that the agency has ignored both district court and Supreme Court rulings, forcing “Plaintiff States and their citizens” to “pay the price” in the form of “crushing fines and jail time for noncompliance.”

The states are accusing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers of violating the Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act when they updated their waters of the US, or WOTUS rule, to account for the Supreme Court’s May ruling in Sackett v. EPA ...