Mealey's (March 24, 2022, 1:52 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — On March 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a brief in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that the states challenging the agency’s revision rule concerning standards for lead in drinking water can adopt the rule and rebuff the extension that they were offered, but they cannot ask the Circuit Court to rebuff the extension that was provided for the sake of ensuring that the states had ample time to comply....