EPA, Industry Fight Advocates' Push To Transfer Cooling Water Rule Suit

November 24, 2014
EPA and industry are seeking to block environmentalists' request for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to transfer litigation over EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA) cooling water intake rule to the 2nd Circuit, fighting advocates' claim that the 2nd Circuit should hear the case because the rule is a direct response to prior court rulings. Instead, the agency and industry challengers to the rule say that in recent filings that the 4th Circuit is proper venue for...


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