EPA reaches ozone agreement with Northeast states

EPA and Northeast state officials have reached an agreement for how to address upstream ozone pollution in the region, with the agency agreeing to take final action on “good neighbor” plans from six states that explain how they will limit their downwind emissions. The agreement is laid out in a proposed consent decree announced in the July 29 Federal Register that, if approved by the court, would resolve State of New York, et al. v. Regan in the...