Theres a very good reason no state has tried to pull anything like this before. The state attempts to raid Clean Water Act monies to build its environmentally damaging bridge and then calls EPAs disallowance of the scheme overreaching? said Daniel Estrin of Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic. The clinic represents Riverkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance and Environmental Advocates of New York in the lawsuit against the state. Those groups said the loan program is needed to support rebuilding of aging water and sewage systems and warned that if New Yorks use of funds for a bridge was successful, it could encourage other states to use the fund for pet projects.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:15:04 +0000