SUPREME COURT: Justices decline case on timeline for lawsuits challenging EPA regs

The Supreme Court today decided not to review a Florida water case that U.S. EPA claims set a harmful precedent for the lengthy amount of time environmental groups have to challenge the agency’s regulations in court.

At issue is EPA’s rule for water transfers between two sources. In 2008, EPA said such transfers do not require National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, or NPDES, permits, which typically mandate that point sources meet pollution limits.


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