State of Arizona, et al v. EPA, et al
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August 11, 2023
DC Circ. Nixes States' Challenge To EPA Lead Rule Delay
The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to postpone compliance deadlines for Trump-era lead and copper drinking water standards, handing a loss to a group of states that had argued their interests were harmed by the delay.
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October 04, 2022
DC Circ. Questions States' Standing In Water Standards Case
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday challenged a group of states' standing to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for delaying a rule limiting copper and lead in drinking water, questioning the states' argument that being directly affected by the delay was enough to allow a suit.
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June 07, 2022
States Push DC Circ. On Trump Lead Water Deadlines
The Biden administration committed a "tour de force" of Administrative Procedure Act violations when it postponed compliance requirements for Trump-era lead and copper drinking water regulations, a group of states told the D.C. Circuit in asking that the standards be reinstated.
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March 22, 2022
EPA Says Trump Lead Water Deadlines Aren't Needed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Republican-led states challenging its decision to delay Trump-era revisions to the nation's lead and copper water regulations have nothing to complain about, since the delay gave them more time to implement costly reforms.
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January 07, 2022
States Seek To Revive Trump Lead-Drinking Water Deadlines
Arizona, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas have asked the D.C. Circuit to strike down a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that delays compliance requirements with Trump-era lead and copper drinking water regulations.