Stay Sustained In Federal WOTUS Case As Resolution In Proposed Final Rule Eyed

( July 31, 2026, 11:39 AM EDT) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge continued a stay of a federal lawsuit filed by the commonwealth alleging that a Biden-era waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the U.S. Constitution after publication of a proposed final rule in June that the parties say “could potentially resolve the litigation or narrow the existing dispute.”...