Description: Lawsuit challenging Washington Department of Ecology's denial of water quality certification for coal export terminal and alleging denial was based on improper grounds.
Status: Trial court ruling that rule exceeded Ecology’s authority affirmed but remedy modified to invalidate rule only to the extent it regulated nonemitters via an emission standard. [ 01/16/2020 ]
Description: Challenge by business and trade groups to greenhouse gas regulations adopted by the Washington Department of Ecology.