'This ruling readily bows to the forces in this country that have been trying for years to gut the Clean Water Act,' said Earthjustice attorney BrimmerJanette after a federal judge blocks the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
legislation passed by Republicans and corporate Democrats in Congress that would have eviscerated the administration's ability to enforce WOTUS.by the American Farm Bureau Federation and other agriculture industry interest groups. Still, Big Ag and Republican politicians in affected states overwhelmingly welcomed the injunction against what they say is a major act of government overreach.
"Clean water is essential to tribal citizens' spiritual, physical, mental well-being, and survival" Gary Harrison, traditional chief of the Chickaloon Native Village in Alaska, said in a."Removing vital clean water safeguards will harm wetlands and streams that sustain tribal citizens, including myself."
G. Anne Richardson, chief of the Rappahannock tribe in Virginia, said that"the court's order threatens to strip vital protections from the network of waters that have been the lifeblood of the Rappahannock Tribe since time immemorial." "Without the Clean Water Act," she added,"projects that would destroy important wetlands and streams could get rammed through without any opportunity for the tribe to object."
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