Utah sues EPA to force decision on haze plan

Utah is suing EPA to force a decision to approve or disapprove its state implementation plan (SIP) for the second phase of the agency’s regional haze rule, adding to existing lawsuits already brought by utility PacifiCorp, Wyoming and environmentalists over EPA’s missed deadlines in addressing compliance plans filed by dozens of states. In its suit filed Nov. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Beehive State officials ask the court to compel EPA action on its...