The American Farm Bureau, along with other agriculture and industry groups asked a federal court to vacate the controversial new rule redefining the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Texas, claims the new rule grants EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broad control over land use far beyond what Congress authorized in the Clean Water Act.
At issue is the Waters of the U.S. rule that is slated to become law next month.
Still, AFBF President Bob Stallman said “lawsuit or no lawsuit, we need Congress to act.”
