Landowners' Suit Marks Rare Test Of EPA's 'Aquifer' Waivers Under SDWA

摘要

A group of Texas landowners and ranchers is suing over EPA's recent approval of a controversial Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) waiver that the state of Texas granted to allow a uranium mining project to move forward within portions of an aquifer, marking a rare legal test for the agency even as it works to strengthen its waiver requirements.