BBK Attorney Anya Kwan Authors Article for Environmental Business Magazine
Kwan Examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in San Francisco v. EPA
Anya Kwan authored an article published September 12, 2025 for Environmental Business Magazine covering the Supreme Court’s decision in San Francisco v. EPA. In this article, Kwan discusses how the Court shot down the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) use of “end-result” permit requirements under the Clean Water Act, saying that the EPA unlawfully made cities responsible for overall water quality issues beyond their control.
Kwan explains that California’s State Water Resources Control Board issued further guidance, thus upholding end-result requirements for stormwater permits, arguing that they are supported by other provisions of the Clean Water Act and state law. According to Kwan, the ruling aids in creating a framework for the future, where some states may drop end-result provisions and others, such as California, may keep them under alternative legal authority.
Read Kwan’s full article here.
