Paxton Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm the Role That States Play in Regulating Their Own Environment
March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Paxton joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for states' ability to protect their environment.
Within the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), Congress codified the vital role that states play in prosecuting CWA violations. Importantly, if a CWA violation occurs and a s . . .
Attorney General Paxton joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for states' ability to protect their environment.
Within the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), Congress codified the vital role that states play in prosecuting CWA violations. Importantly, if a CWA violation occurs and a s . . .