September 28, 2015
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Friday he will not revive a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to regulate sewage in waterways because the Clean Water Act does not force the EPA to review any revised or new water quality standard.
May 04, 2015
Two construction industry groups have joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in its fight against several Pennsylvania-based environmental groups' attempt to revive their case alleging the agency failed to review the effects of a state law governing septic systems on the state's waterways.
April 15, 2015
Environmental groups on Monday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to reconsider his decision to toss their case accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of failing to regulate sewage in waterways, arguing he was wrong to decide the EPA had no responsibility to analyze a Pennsylvania sewage law.
March 17, 2015
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it neglected its duty under the Clean Water Act to review a Pennsylvania state law regulating sewage in waterways, saying the statutory text does not clearly address the precise question presented.
March 13, 2014
An environmental group sued the Environmental Protection Agency in Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday, claiming it failed to review a recently passed Pennsylvania state law regulating sewage in waterways that the group says violates federal law.