EPA Defends Chesapeake Bay Response In Bid To End Suits Over Cleanup

EPA is defending its interaction with states struggling to meet cleanup goals for the Chesapeake Bay, arguing to a federal district court that the Clean Water Act (CWA) does not require the agency to take specific actions to ensure the cleanup is completed by a specific date and that its evaluation of state implementation plans is not a final EPA action. The agency in a motion to dismiss a pair of coordinated lawsuits from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and...