Judge Nixes Greens' Suit Over EPA Delay Of Power Plant Toxics Rule

"A federal judge today tossed out litigation challenging EPA's decision to delay an Obama-era rule curbing toxic wastewater discharges from power plants.

Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Trump administration's motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by environmentalists.

At issue are the Obama administration's 2015 standards requiring power plants to install and operate wastewater treatment technology by 2023 to remove heavy metals from wastewater discharges.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in April 2017 announced that the agency would rethink the rule and delayed it indefinitely."

Amanda Reilly reports for E&E News PM April 18, 2018.