American Farm Bureau Federation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20213
No(s). 1:11-CV-0067 (M.D. Pa. Sep 13, 2013) (Rambo, J.)

A district court upheld EPA's final TMDL for the Chesapeake Bay against challenges from farmer and home building groups. The TMDL—the largest ever developed by EPA—identifies the necessary pollution reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment across Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvani...