Sierra Club sues EPA to force SO2 plan for Texas

Sierra Club is suing EPA to force the agency to issue a federal plan to directly regulate sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the area surrounding a major Texas coal-fired power plant, after the state failed to provide the necessary compliance plan itself. In a lawsuit filed Feb. 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Sierra Club asks the court to set a binding deadline for EPA to issue a federal implementation plan (FIP) to limit...