( June 4, 2024, 2:18 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A new Clean Water Act (CWA) rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency that alters state water quality certification procedures must be stricken down because it conflicts with previous versions of the rule and allows states to regulate activities beyond the original scope of the CWA, a group of 11 states and three energy industry groups argue in a motion for summary judgment filed in Louisiana federal court....