EPA Investigation Does Not Preempt State Court Injunction, Vermont High Court Says

(June 3, 2024, 10:04 AM EDT) -- MONTPELIER, Vt. — The owner of a farm failed to show that it cannot comply with a state court injunction enjoining it from discharging water onto its neighbor’s property and an Environmental Protection Agency investigation regarding potential Clean Water Act (CWA) violations because the owner has not reached a final agreement with the EPA at this time, the Vermont Supreme Court found in affirming a trial court’s judgment to deny the owner postjudgment relief....

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