Federal Judge Halts Biden's Clean Water Rule in 24 States

A federal judge has issued a temporary preliminary injunction to block the Biden administration's clean water rule, which would expand federal protections for hundreds of thousands of waterways in 24 states. Republican-led states, farming groups, oil and gas producers, and real estate developers have argued that the rule is harmful to business and agriculture interests and is an example of federal overreach. The rule applies federal protections to wetlands, tributaries, and other waters that have a connection to navigable waters, and it doesn't impose a specific distance for when adjacent wetlands are protected.