Trump EPA Agrees To Finalize Delaware River WQS But Omits Timeline

The Trump EPA is announcing its plans to finalize strengthened water quality standards (WQS) to protect aquatic life for nearly 40 miles of the multi-state Delaware River watershed, though it has yet to commit to a timeline despite a proposed Biden-era consent decree with environmentalists that would compel final standards by the end of June. EPA April 1 announced its plans to finalize a rule revising WQS to protect aquatic life for 38 miles of the Delaware River between Philadelphia,...