TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Dec 5, 2023

In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Louisiana on Monday night, 11 Republican-led states and energy groups challenged a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that bolsters state and tribal veto power over infrastructure projects that might pollute rivers and streams, reports Reuters. The states argued the EPA's ruling revising the Clean Water Act's process to block projects that impact water resources exceeded the agency's authority. The plaintiffs warned the rule, which went into effect last month, will increase the workload of state agencies and thwart new infrastructure projects.