STATES EYE CONTROLS ON BRICK, CLAY INDUSTRIES BEYOND EPA AIR RULE

Northeast and Midwest states may require brick and structural clay manufacturers to control air pollution beyond EPA requirements, after the agency recently decided not to strengthen an existing air toxics standard, state officials say. At the same time, environmentalists are preparing to resume a lawsuit over EPA's maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for brick and structural clay manufacturers. Earthjustice, on behalf of Sierra Club, is seeking judicial review of the MACT standard, arguing EPA chose an option that does...