A Pennsylvania-based environmental nonprofit filed suit Monday against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the agency’s interpretation of a section of the Clean Water Act.
Established in 1988, the Deleware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) works to “protect and restore the Deleware River, its tributaries, habitats and resources” throughout Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Deleware. DRN is suing the EPA and its Administrator, Andrew Wheeler.
The 88-page complaint claims that the agency’s promulgation of the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule “eviscerates the ability of states, tribes, and interstate authorities to protect water quality from federally-approved projects.
