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Missouri joins 22 states in lawsuit over Biden administration water regulations
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined 22 other states in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration over water regulations.
The state is pushing back on rules from the “Water of the United States,” a provision within the EPA’s Clean Water Act that some claim imposes no enforcement of water on any state, local, or tribal governments.
The EPA and United States Army announced the final revised definition of “Waters of the United States” last December. The rules were published to the Federal Register last January. The rule is set to take effect on March 20.
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Bailey and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson spoke on the lawsuit Thursday, deeming the rules unconstitutional and part of federal overreach.
“This move was senseless because there’s a case pending before the United States Supreme Court that will likely interpret this statute and provide clarity for landowners and the EPA,” says Bailey.
“These rules raise more questions than they give answers for our farmers, ranchers and ruraler communities,” said Parson. “These new rules are unclear and unacceptable for Missourians trying to make a living.”
The lawsuit contends that President Biden’s interpretation of WOTUS goes beyond the power Congress delegated in the Clean Water Act, raises serious constitutional concerns, and runs roughshod over the Administrative Procedure Act.
President Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office that began the process of rolling back the Trump administration reforms. The new rule, approved Dec. 30, 2022, redefines “navigable waters” to include ponds, certain streams, ditches, and other bodies of water under the Clean Waters Act, as determined by the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Bailey says the lawsuit intends for an injunction to stop implementation of the rule in March.
“We need to understand what the agency’s rule-making authority is before we jump to the rul,” said Bailey. “The Biden rule that came out on Dec. 30 is overly-board, it’s vague, and it leaves the determination as to whether waters or navigable or not to the subject of determination of unelected federal bureaucrats.”
Bailey assets that rule will affect farmers who will now need permission from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to fill or dredge wetlands or waterways. Developers, miners and other property owners could be impacted too under the new rules.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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