Lawsuit Highlights EPA Challenge In Addressing Lake Erie Water Quality

摘要

Anew lawsuit by a coalition of environmental and wildlife conservation groups against EPA is highlighting the challenge the agency faces in trying to advance a coordinated response to nutrient pollution in Lake Erie while also generally leaving water quality regulatory decisions up to states. The groups, led by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), sued EPA April 25 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to force the agency to approve or disapprove Ohio's 2016 list of impaired waters, noting that the Clean Water Act (CWA) sets a 30-day deadline for action. Environmentalists say they intend to use an eventual agency decision to push for a new cleanup plan for the lake.