Industries Fight Advocates' Bid To Block Amicus Filing In NPDES Lawsuit

Groups representing major industry sectors are fighting advocates' bid to block them filing a joint amicus brief in a suit testing whether pollutants reaching jurisdictional waters through a groundwater conduit can be subject to Clean Water Act (CWA) discharge permits, with the industries saying they will advance “unique” arguments. The Association of American Railroads, American Farm Bureau, National Mining Association, and five other major industry groups in an April 21 reply brief say that they plan to advance their novel...