EIP threatens to sue EPA over Texas coal plant waivers

The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) and Sierra Club are threatening EPA with a lawsuit over the agency’s failure to disapprove a modification to Texas’ plan for meeting federal air quality standards that the groups say would grant unwarranted exemptions for coal plants during scheduled maintenance, startup and shutdown (MSS) activities. The groups gave EPA 60 days’ notice of their intent to sue in a July 27 letter recently uploaded to EPA’s website, citing the waivers that they say violate Clean...