United States To Court:  Defer To EPA, Army Corps On Clean Water Rule Challenge

Mealey's (December 8, 2020, 1:10 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The United States on Dec. 3 told a Massachusetts federal court that it should grant its cross-motion for summary judgment in a case challenging the current Clean Water Rule by deferring to agency expertise and a lack of improper procedure in promulgating the rule (Conservation Law Foundation, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., No. 20-18020, D. Mass.)....