Legal Opinion

Center for Water Security and Cooperation v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 12, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2023-2529Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR WATER SECURITY AND COOPERATION, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23 - 2529 (LLA) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Center for Water Security and Cooperation (“CWSC”) brought this action against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. CWSC claims that the EPA unlawfully withheld records relating to the Agency’s enforcement of the Clean Water Act,

33 U.S.C. § 1251

et seq. After resolving most of the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Brayton v. Office of United States Trade RepresentativeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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