Farm Bureau encouraged by North Dakota WOTUS decision

Wednesday’s preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration’s Waters of the U.S. rule is being praised by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Government Affairs Director Courtney Briggs says, “It’s a huge win for farmers.”

Briggs tells Brownfield they’ve been troubled by this administration’s WOTUS definition, and the injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland provides relief to farmers in 22 more states and, “One of the good things about the issuing of the preliminary injunction is that now, two judges have declared that there is a likelihood of success on the merits, so they believe that there is a likelihood that we are going to win when challenging the rule.”

A Texas judge recently enjoined a separate injunction blocking the Biden WOTUS rule in Texas and Idaho. 

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