Environmental & Energy,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 20, 2025
EPA must reconsider outdated pollution rules, 9th Circuit says in split ruling
The decision sends the matter back to the agency, which now faces renewed pressure to reconsider long-standing wastewater regulations.
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to revise technology-based pollution limits, guidelines and standards for industries ranging from petroleum refining to pesticide chemical manufacturing was arbitrary and capricious.
The majority ruling -- written by 9th Circuit Judge Lucy H. Koh, an appointee of President Joe Biden - remanded the case Wednesday to the EPA to reconsider its decision or provide a fuller ...
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