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Hundreds urge supervisors to press mayor to drop San Francisco's lawsuit against EPA and protect the Clean Water Act
Summary
Scores of environmental advocates, scientists and residents urged the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24 to pressure the mayor to drop the city's lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit EPA authority under the Clean Water Act, warning the appeal could weaken national water protections.
Dozens of San Franciscans packed the Board of Supervisors' chambers on Sept. 24 to urge the city to drop a pending lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that could prompt Supreme Court review of Clean Water Act implementation.
The closed-session item before the board concerned existing litigation between the city and the EPA; ahead of the board's mid-meeting closed session, the board briefly opened the floor for public comment and heard more than 60 speakers representing environmental nonprofits, scientific organizations, surf and fishing communities, physicians and local residents.
Speakers repeatedly warned that the city's petition for Supreme Court review could become a vehicle for curtailing the EPA's authority nationwide. Many said San Francisco's name on the appeal would give…
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