Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA
ELR Citation: ELR 21332 No(s). s. 3:91CV00058, 3:91CV00165 (E.D. Va. Jul 17, 1991)
The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have a non-discretionary duty under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §304(a)(1) to issue numerical standards for its dioxin water quality criteria or to revise the criteria based on new scientific evidence. The court...