EPA Faces Test Over West Virginia Bid To Expand Use Of Novel WQS Method

West Virginia officials are asking EPA to approve a new law that would, if approved, allow a state for the first time to use a novel method for estimating water flow when calculating water quality standards for non-carcinogens, a plan that is already drawing strong criticism from environmentalists who say it would ease protections. Environmentalists from groups including Sierra Club, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and others have been meeting with EPA Region 3 officials to...