EAB Weighs Precedent On Venue For Suits Over CWA Permit 'Backsliding'

摘要

EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) is weighing a case that could set a precedent on the correct venue for filing suits over alleged "backsliding," or weakening of pollution controls, in some Clean Water Act (CWA) permits, with the agency urging the board to reject an EAB permit case that it says belongs in state or federal court.