Rejecting Industry Claim, EPA Defends Air Act Power To Update 111(d) Rules

EPA is rejecting power sector claims that it lacks legal authority to update 20-year-old emissions limits for landfills, with the agency arguing its view is the “best, and perhaps only interpretation” of the Clean Air Act provision that provides authority for both the landfill rule and the agency's signature existing power plant climate rule. The dispute -- which could be headed to court if utility groups file suit over that portion of the landfill rules in the coming months --...