Justices Agree To Review San Francisco’s Challenge To EPA’s CWA Limits

May 28, 2024
The Supreme Court is granting San Francisco’s request to review a split appellate ruling finding that EPA has authority to set general narrative prohibitions on violating applicable water quality standards (WQS) in a permit, opening the door to another decision curbing the agency’s Clean Water Act (CWA) authority. According to the court’s May 28 order list , the high court is granting petitioner’s bid for certiorari in the suit City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, et al...


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