October 27, 2020
A New York federal judge on Tuesday paused a public health group's suit pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue standards for perchlorate in drinking water, saying the D.C. Circuit should first decide whether the agency's deregulatory pivot is sound.
July 31, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is insisting it has the authority to reverse course and not regulate perchlorate in drinking water, asking a federal court not to enforce a previous settlement under which the EPA agreed to establish a timeline to regulate the chemical.
June 19, 2020
The Natural Resources Defense Council is accusing the Trump administration of making an unlawful change of course when it announced it wouldn't regulate perchlorate on the eve of a deadline to issue standards governing the chemical's levels in drinking water.