[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: "EPA Must Regulate Perchlorate Levels in Water, Court Says"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA Must Regulate Perchlorate Levels in Water, Court Says (1)
• Rocket fuel chemical causes thyroid problems
• Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to regulate

By Samantha Hawkins 
Bloomberg Law
May 9, 2023

	

The US Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate levels in drinking water, after the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the agency can’t withdraw its “regulatory determination” saying it would do so.

The EPA concluded in 2020 that perchlorate doesn’t appear in enough public water systems, or at high enough levels, to cause concern, and it withdrew its regulatory determination under the Safe Drinking Water Act that required it to regulate the chemical, which is found in rocket fuel, fertilizers, and fireworks. The Obama administration EPA wrote the determination in 2011. 

The Natural Resources Defense Council sued, arguing that the EPA lacks the authority to withdraw its regulatory determination. A split three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed, vacated the EPA’s withdrawal, and remanded to the agency for further proceedings.

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For the entire article, see
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/epa-must-regulate-perchlorate-levels-in-water-d-c-cir-says

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Lenny Siegel
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