Source: Todd Neeley, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 3/22/22

The EPA failed to assess potential harm to endangered species when setting water-quality standards for the heavy metal cadmium, a new lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity on Tuesday alleges. Cadmium is used in the production of and is found in phosphate fertilizers. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, the environmental group asked the court to declare EPA in violation of federal law for not completing an endangered species consultation when, in 2016, it adopted freshwater chronic criteria for cadmium under the Clean Water Act.

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