2014 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:05:22 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, REGULATION: "EPA can't regulate lead bullets, says federal court"
 
EPA can't regulate lead bullets, says federal court

By Zack Colman 
Washington Examiner
December 23, 2014

A federal appeals court denied a lawsuit Tuesday by environmental groups that the EPA must use...
Hunters, hold your fire — the Environmental Protection Agency won't regulate your bullets.

A federal appeals court denied a lawsuit Tuesday by environmental groups that the EPA must use the Toxic Substances Control Act regulate lead used in shells and cartridges.

"We agree with EPA that it lacks statutory authority to regulate the type of spent bullets and shot identified in the environmental groups' petition," Judge David Tatel wrote for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/epa-cant-regulate-lead-bullets-says-federal-court/article/2557789

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