Cattle Raisers Association Issues Statement on Waters of U.S. Rule
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following statement by President Robert McKnight Jr., in response to a South Carolina District Court injunction that allows the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule to take effect immediately in 26 states, including Texas and Oklahoma:
"Today's court ruling is a tremendous blow for ranchers and landowners who hoped the ill-conceived 2015 WOTUS rule had finally gone by the wayside.
"Today's court ruling is a tremendous blow for ranchers and landowners who hoped the ill-conceived 2015 WOTUS rule had finally gone by the wayside.