D.C. Circuit Pauses ‘Good Neighbor’ SIP Suit Pending High Court Ruling

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has paused litigation brought by states and industry against the agency’s disapproval of many states’ plans to curb interstate ozone pollution, pending a decision by the Supreme Court on whether to hear challenges to a regional court’s decision to transfer litigation to the D.C. court. In an April 24 order , the D.C. Circuit holds litigation in State of Utah, et al. v. EPA, et al. in abeyance...