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Observers See New Burdens From Possible High Court Deal On CWA Permits

October 17, 2024
A potential compromise ruling in the closely watched Supreme Court case over the legality of EPA’s use of “narrative” pollution limits in Clean Water Act (CWA) permits would require major changes to how regulators craft them, sources say, even after a federal attorney told the justices such a decision would merely codify current practice. But while an industry attorney and a retired EPA official agree that a possible middle-ground decision from the justices in City and County of San Francisco...


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