Environmentalists sue EPA over steel plant permit

Environmental groups are suing EPA over the agency’s failure to timely respond to their petition asking the agency to object to an air permit for a Pittsburgh-area steel plant, claiming the permit lacks sufficient testing and other enforcement provisions to ensure adherence to required emissions limits. In their suit filed Sept. 12 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Clean Air Council, Environmental Integrity Project and Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future ask the court to set a judicial...