EAB Case Tests Scope Of EPA's Equity Reviews For UIC Permit Decisions

August 15, 2018
Correction Appended A new EPA Environmental Appeals Board case contesting an agency-issued underground injection control (UIC) permit aims to force the agency to give greater weight to environmental justice (EJ) concerns and drinking water impacts when it considers Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) permits for oil extraction, waste disposal and other uses. The Aug. 10 petition filed with EAB by a Michigan resident targets the agency's July 12 issuance of a UIC permit for Muskegon Development Company,...


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