D.C. Circuit denies rehearing of EPA air monitoring policy suit

September 23, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied environmentalists’ petition seeking to rehear their suit that unsuccessfully challenged EPA’s requirements for states’ air quality monitoring plans, in which Sierra Club sought a far-reaching ruling to overcome a 60-day deadline for suing over agency rules. The court in a Sept. 19 per curiam ruling rejects Sierra Club’s petition for the whole court to rehear the case en banc and says that no member of...


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