Maine, EPA At Odds Over Remedy In Closely Watched Water Standards Suit

EPA and Maine officials are at odds over how a federal court should proceed in closely watched litigation over the agency's 2015 rejection of some of the state's water quality standards (WQS), adding to the debate over how or whether regulators should set standards that protect water uses, including “sustenance” or “subsistence” fishing. The suit is also reviving questions about whether district courts may vacate an agency decision without first ruling on the merits -- an issue on which courts...