EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz Statement on Bay Settlement
July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following statement on July 12, 2023:
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In a court filing today, EPA and plaintiffs asked for dismissal of a 2020 lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim EPA violated the Clean Water Act by failing to hold Pennsylvania accountable for not meeting commitments to reduce pollution to the Chesapeake Bay.
On July 10, all the parties executed the final settlement agreeme . . .
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In a court filing today, EPA and plaintiffs asked for dismissal of a 2020 lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim EPA violated the Clean Water Act by failing to hold Pennsylvania accountable for not meeting commitments to reduce pollution to the Chesapeake Bay.
On July 10, all the parties executed the final settlement agreeme . . .