A preliminary injunction has been granted halting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from implementing or enforcing the newly revised federal definition of the Waters of the United States in South Dakota, North Dakota and 22 other states.
U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland put the injunction in place today (April 12, 2023), stopping the new 2023 WOTUS rule, pending the outcome of the lawsuit filed by the 24-state coalition in U.S. District Court in North Dakota.
The other states where the injunction is in place due to this court decision are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Texas and Idaho were granted an injunction in March 2023, halting implementation of the rule in those states as well.
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