Court expedites air act suit despite EPA, industry opposition

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will expedite states’ and environmentalists’ suit against EPA that seeks to force agency action to limit interstate air pollution, despite opposition by EPA and industry groups intervening in the litigation to support the agency. In an April 1 order , the court agrees to petitioners’ motion to expedite review of the suit, State of New York, et al. v. EPA, et al. , setting a briefing schedule requiring final...