EPA Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss San Francisco’s Appeal Over Wastewater Rules

The government argues that the city’s view of the agency’s powers is too restrictive.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 26 to throw out San Francisco’s challenge to federal wastewater discharge regulations.

The government’s new brief offers insights into the oral arguments the federal government will make when the court hears the case, City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, on Oct. 16.