A U.S. District Court judge issued an injunction preventing the Biden administration’s controversial Waters of the United States rule from going into effect in Idaho and Texas. However, Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown of the Southern Texas District Court in Galveston ruled that other courts should determine WOTUS’ legality across the nation.
Earlier this year, the states of Texas and Idaho, along with 18 trade associations, challenged WOTUS in federal court. In his ruling Judge Brown said the two states persuasively argued WOTUS is a threat to their sovereign rights and may cause…
