State Challenge to EPA Water Rule on Hold Pending Agency Review

摘要

A lawsuit challenging the EPA’s rule limiting the scope of state analysis of infrastructure projects will be on hold pending the Biden administration’s review, a South Carolina federal courtruled Wednesday.The Environmental Protection Agency said its rule was intended to “increase the predictability and timeliness” for water quality certifications under Clean Water Act Section 401. Thesection gives states and American Indian tribes the authority to approve or reject projects that may release any discharge into federal waters.