Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al.
Filing 67
ORDER: On June 18, 2020, defendant the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") filed a motion to terminate the consent decree entered on October 18, 2016 ("Termination Motion"). Docs. 38, 63, 64, 65. The EPA concu rrently filed a letter requesting that the Court accept its Termination Motion without a pre-motion conference and set a briefing schedule. Doc. 62 at 1 n.1, 3. The EPA further requested that the Court stay the June 19, 2020 deadline under the con sent decree to issue a final perchlorate drinking water regulation until after decision on the Termination Motion. Id. at 3. In response, plaintiff the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. ("NRDC") requested leave to file a motion to enforce the consent decree and opposed the EPA's request for a stay. Doc. 66. The Court accepts the Termination Motion and directs the NRDC to submit any opposition and its cross-motion by July 9, 2020, and the EPA to submit its reply and resp onse to the cross-motion by July 30, 2020, and the NRDC to submit its reply by August 13, 2020. The Court also stays the June 19, 2020 deadline under the consent decree for issuing a final rule on perchlorate until the Court issues its decision on the motions. It is SO ORDERED. (Cross Motions due by 7/9/2020., Responses due by 7/30/2020, Replies due by 8/13/2020.) (Signed by Judge Edgardo Ramos on 6/19/2020) (rro)
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