Hawaii Federal Judge Won’t Revisit Ruling Holding County Liable For Ocean Pollution

Mealey's (October 22, 2021, 1:29 PM EDT) -- HONOLULU — A Hawaii federal judge on Oct. 20 refused to reconsider her ruling that a county violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) by failing to obtain a permit for the discharge of pollutants from two underground injection wells because the discharge was the functional equivalent of a direct discharge into the Pacific Ocean....