EPA's New Limits on PFAS , in Drinking Water Could Be , Upended by the Supreme Court.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the United States Supreme Court <br />is scheduled to hear a case against new water rules put <br />in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<br />'Newsweek' reports that the United States Supreme Court <br />is scheduled to hear a case against new water rules put <br />in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<br />In April, new national limits were placed on per- <br />and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the nation's <br />drinking water, otherwise known as PFAS. .<br />Also known as "forever chemicals," <br />PFAS have been linked to a number of <br />health concerns, including cancer.<br />According to the EPA, of the 66,000 public drinking water <br />systems impacted by the new limits, an estimated 6% to <br />10% will need to make updates to meet the new standards.<br />According to San Francisco, the EPA's new <br />"narrative" regulations fail to meet the Clean Water <br />Act's requirement to lay out clear restrictions.<br />The lawsuit headed to the Supreme Court accuses the EPA of setting vague rules without quantifiable standards.<br />Rather than specify pollutant limits<br />that tell the permitholder how much <br />they need to control their discharges <br />as required by the CWA, these <br />prohibitions effectively tell <br />permitholders nothing more than <br />not to cause 'too much' pollution, Lawyers representing San Francisco, via 'Newsweek'.<br />These generic water quality terms <br />expose San Francisco and numerous <br />permitholders nationwide to <br />enforcement actions while failing <br />to tell them how much they need <br />to limit or treat their discharges <br />to comply with the Act, Lawyers representing San Francisco, via 'Newsweek'.<br />We simply want to know in advance <br />what requirements apply to us, and <br />we want the EPA to fulfil its duty <br />under the Clean Water Act to <br />determine those requirements. , Lawyers representing San Francisco, via 'Newsweek'.<br />'Newsweek' points out that the Supreme Court has sided against<br />the EPA in the past, most recently in 2022 when it ruled <br />6-3 against the Biden administration's climate agenda. .<br />'Newsweek' points out that the Supreme Court has sided against<br />the EPA in the past, most recently in 2022 when it ruled <br />6-3 against the Biden administration's climate agenda.
