Seeking Merits Ruling, NRDC Fights EPA Bid To Split SDWA PFAS Suit

Environmentalists who are defending the Biden-era drinking water standards for six PFAS are urging the D.C. Circuit to weigh EPA’s motion to vacate four of the limits on the merits and ultimately deny the agency’s motion because there was no procedural error in setting the novel standards for the four PFAS. “EPA’s motion should be referred to the merits panel because it requires a merits ruling and raises contested issues that are intertwined with the rest of the case,” Natural...