EPA fights bid to cite standing ruling in air rule 'jobs' review case

EPA is fighting coal firms' attempts to cite a recent appellate ruling giving petitioners legal standing to sue the agency for harm caused by air reporting exemptions to boost their suit seeking to compel of review of the jobs impacts from EPA emissions rules, saying the reporting case is the “exception that proves the rule.” On EPA's behalf, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an April 26 letter in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit case Murray...