EPA Claims Broad CWA Authority To Reverse Washington Toxics Rule

EPA and industry groups say the agency had broad Clean Water Act (CWA) authority to reverse an Obama-era decision requiring stringent water quality standards for Washington state, arguing that there is no merit to the state’s claim that the action was unlawful while EPA also says Washington has other options than litigation to address its concerns. “Washington’s argument that the [CWA] restricts EPA to one of two avenues to modify standards simply misreads those statutory provisions and misapplies them here...