Six States Threaten EPA With Suit Seeking Larger Ozone Transport Area

Six East Coast states are threatening to sue EPA to force the agency to respond to their petition seeking a dramatic enlargement of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) area in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to counter interstate transport of pollution, after North Carolina earlier sued EPA over the issue. In an April 18 letter to EPA giving notice of intent (NOI) to sue, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont say EPA has failed to respond...