Conservative States Defend Water Rule From California-Led Suit
A coalition of conservative-leaning states went to court Monday to defend the Trump administration’s water jurisdiction rule.
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San Diego and Tijuana’s Shared Sewage Problem has a Long History
In January, President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law, replacing the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new trade pact is set to go into full effect July 1. Thanks to House Democrats from Southern California, the legislative act governing its implementation in the United States will provide $300 million for infrastructure to stop the chronic flow of sewage across the international border from Tijuana, Mexico — an ecological peril highlighted on a recent episode of “60 Minutes.”
Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda Gets Pushback from Federal Judges
Federal courts have delivered a string of rebukes to the Trump administration over what they found were failures to protect the environment and address climate change as it promotes fossil fuel interests and the extraction of natural resources from public lands.
Democrats Decry ‘Pandemic of Pollution’ Under Trump’s EPA
Democrats on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s moves to roll back environmental regulations during the coronavirus crisis, with one senator saying a “pandemic of pollution″ has been released.
Trump’s Water Jurisdiction Rule: What’s All the Fighting About?
The Trump administration’s long-anticipated water jurisdiction rule has already drawn a half-dozen legal challenges since its April release, with more on the way.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s California Water Plan
A federal court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pump more water to the agricultural Central Valley, which critics said would threaten endangered species and salmon runs.
Farmers, Ranchers Dispute Legal Limits of Revamped Water Rule
Cattlemen in the West are gearing up for a legal battle over the Trump administration’s revamped water jurisdiction rule, even as a national trade association of farmers that touts itself as the “unified voice of agriculture” supports the change.
Judge Throws Water on California Bid to Slow Delta Pumping
In California’s eternal water wars, Trump’s push to send the liquid gold from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farmers in the south was contested by the state and environmentalists in federal court Thursday.
California Water Wars Heat Up With Suits From State Contractors
Water contractors in California are suing the state over its new permit that authorizes water deliveries, the result of a conflict with the Trump administration’s policies.
Ranchers Sue Trump Administration, Arguing Water Rollback is Federal Overreach
A group of ranchers sued the Trump administration Monday over a rollback to an Obama-era water rule they argue is still too strict.
