By Greg Henderson
Ag Web
A federal judge in Texas put WOTUS on hold in two states over the weekend but denied a concentrated effort by industry groups to stop the rule nationwide. The controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule takes effect today (Mar. 20, 2023).
Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled in favor of Texas and Idaho while denying a second lawsuit that argued the EPA and the Army Corps of engineers should wait for the upcoming Sackett v. EPA decision from the U.S. Supreme Court before implementing the new rules.
In a statement, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment by the decision by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas to deny a nationwide preliminary injunction that would have halted WOTUS.