THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: North Dakota Attorney General Applauds Water Rule Decision
North Dakota’s attorney general is applauding a ruling issued by a federal magistrate that allows the state to move forward on legal challenges to an Obama administration rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem led a coalition of 12 states against the “Waters of the U.S. Rule” in 2015 in North Dakota, arguing it would unlawfully expand the federal government’s authority over states’ land and water.
