State of New York et al v. EPA

1:20-cv-10642
December 16, 2020
Not judged
United States

Local authorities
State of New York, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota
EPA, Andrew Wheeler
No description

Administrative
Civil action for injunctive and declaratory relief
All
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…
District court for the Southern district of New York, United States

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.