Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. v. Wheeler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-2230 (JDB) ANDREW WHEELER, Acting Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Three environmental groups challenge EPA’s approval of an Oklahoma program regulating the disposal of coal combustion residuals (“coal residuals” or “coal ash”). Plaintiffs bring two sets of claims: first, a citizen suit alleging that EPA failed to perform its statutory duty to develop and publish minimum guidelines for public participation…