SO2 DEADLINE SUIT MAY ADDRESS ALLEGED GAPS IN ACID RAIN PROGRAM

Environmentalists are touting a pending lawsuit that would force EPA to update its sulfur dioxide (SO2) ambient air quality standards as a way to force reductions from power plants beyond what is required in the agency's acid rain trading program. Citing recent EPA reports, the environmentalists argue the acid rain program, while successful, has not gone far enough to reduce acid deposition in soil. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a Feb. 8 suit with other advocates in the U.S...