State of New York et al v. EPA

Reference :

1:20-cv-10642

Complaint date :

December 16, 2020

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States

Plaintiffs types :

Local authorities

Plaintiffs names :

State of New York, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota

Defendants :

EPA, Andrew Wheeler

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

No description

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Civil action for injunctive and declaratory relief

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

All

Requests :

Declare that the Final Rule is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise not in accordance with law… is in excess of the Department’s statutory jurisdiction… Vacate and set aside the Final Rule; Enjoin Defendants… from implementing, applying, or taking any action whatsoever under the Final Rule…

Name of the Court :

District court for the Southern district of New York, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

This lawsuit from a coalition of five states challenges an EPA rule issued in October 2020, that significantly curtails the protections of the Application Exclusion Zone, included in the 2015 Rule to address exposure to pesticides, and to reduce the chronic and acute health impacts associated with those exposures.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.