Court Upholds Washington's CWA 401 Denial, Highlighting GOP Concern

摘要

A federal district court judge has upheld Washington state's denial of a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 water quality certification for the expansion of a coal export terminal, a case that Republican senators have cited to justify their efforts to limit states' ability to use the authority to block such projects. Judge Robert J. Bryan of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled Dec. 11 in Lighthouse Resources Inc., et al. v. Jay Inslee, et al. that the companies challenging the denial lack standing to argue that other federal laws preempt the state's denial because the court can not redress any injury. Relevant documents are available on InsideEPA.com. (Doc. ID: 217562)