Court Weighs EPA Rationale For Withdrawing Draft CAFO Reporting Rule

Although environmentalists face a high legal bar in their attempt to force EPA to issue a Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting rule for poultry and livestock, sources say questions from a district court judge during recent oral arguments indicate the court could require the agency to better explain its decision to withdraw a draft version of the rule. Judge Randolph Moss, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, pressed attorneys for both EPA and the Environmental Integrity...