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West Virginia, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al. [Case open]
USDC North Dakota, No. 3:23-cv-32
Eighth Circuit, No. 23-2411
Complaint (February 16, 2023)
Order (April 12, 2023) the U.S. District Court granted the plaintiff-states’ motion for a preliminary injunction, enjoining enforcement of the 2023 Rule in the states of West Virginia, North Dakota, Georgia, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
Amended complaint (November 13, 2023)
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. U.S. EPA, et al. [Case open]
USDC E.D. Kentucky, No. 3:23-cv-7
Sixth Circuit, No. 23-5343
Complaint (February 22, 2023)
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al. [Case closed]
USDC E.D. Kentucky, No. 3:23-cv-8
Complaint (February 22, 2023)
Order (March 31, 2023) the U.S. District Court dismissed the case without prejudice.
State of Texas, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al. [Case open]
USDC S.D. Texas, No. 3:23-cv-17
Fifth Circuit, No. 23-40306
Complaint (January 18, 2023)
Amended complaint (February 27, 2023)
Order (March 19, 2023) the U.S. District Court granted the plaintiff-states’ motion for a preliminary injunction, enjoining enforcement of the 2023 Rule in the state of Texas.
Second amended complaint (November 13, 2023)
American Farm Bureau, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al. [Case closed]
USDC S.D. Texas, No. 3:23-cv-20
Complaint (January 18, 2023)
Order (February 13, 2023) the U.S. District Court consolidated this case with the State of Texas, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al. case.
