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Kentucky Judge Throws Out WOTUS Lawsuit

A federal judge in Kentucky tossed the state of Kentucky's lawsuit against the Biden administration and its waters of the U.S. rule, finding in a ruling published on Monday the state and other business intervenors do not have standing to challenge.
 
Kentucky had asked for a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of the WOTUS rule, but that too was denied by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Eastern Kentucky in Frankfort.
 
"Without a certainly impending injury, the matter is not ripe for review," Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove said in his ruling.
 
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