EPA is urging a federal court to dismiss litigation brought by farmers who allege the agency has failed to meet Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements to regulate PFAS in biosolids, arguing the law gives the agency discretion on whether to identify and regulate toxic pollutants in sewage sludge. The plaintiffs, who are farmers from Texas and Maine represented by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), “have identified no Clean Water Act (‘CWA’) section that requires EPA to regulate PFAS in…
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