LAWSUIT ARGUES TEXAS IGNORED OLD OZONE RULE IN FAVOR OF NEW ONE

Environmentalists are suing EPA and charging the Dallas-Fort Worth area has failed to meet a long-standing requirement for cleaning up ozone pollution, while arguing the agency has muddied the waters by announcing it would revoke this rule during the transition to a new and stricter standard. The lawsuit may preview debates in other major cities that have not yet met requirements under the agency's 1-hour ozone standard, which EPA intends to revoke next year. The new 8-hour ozone rule will...