Federal judge rules EPA must protect people from dangerously weak water pollution standards

1.0Puget Soundkeeper Alliancehttps://pugetsoundkeeper.orgNicole Loeffler-Gladstonehttps://pugetsoundkeeper.org/author/nicole/Federal judge rules EPA must protect people from dangerously weak water pollution standards - Puget Soundkeeper Alliancerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="odbAp42FhR"><a href="https://pugetsoundkeeper.org/2016/08/03/federal-judge-rules-epa-must-protect-people-dangerously-weak-water-pollution-standards/">Federal judge rules EPA must protect people from dangerously weak water pollution standards</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pugetsoundkeeper.org/2016/08/03/federal-judge-rules-epa-must-protect-people-dangerously-weak-water-pollution-standards/embed/#?secret=odbAp42FhR" width="600" height="338" title="“Federal judge rules EPA must protect people from dangerously weak water pollution standards” — Puget Soundkeeper Alliance" data-secret="odbAp42FhR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://i0.wp.com/pugetsoundkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DSC05400.jpg?fit=1242%2C695&ssl=11242695Today, a federal judge imposed a tight deadline on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize new anti-pollution water quality rules aimed at protecting public health. The rules, often called fish consumption rules, must ensure that fish caught and eaten from Washington waters are safe for the most vulnerable and exposed populations.