CIRCUIT RULING MAY BROADEN EPA'S NAAQS DEADLINE AUTHORITY

September 22, 2005
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit provides EPA broad discretion in giving a California area more time to meet a statutory clean air deadline, potentially granting the agency much more leeway in allowing additional time -- without penalty -- for other areas to meet national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), environmentalists say. The court agreed with EPA in Association of Irritated Residents v. EPA et al., that the agency has authority to extend...


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