Arizona Urges Supreme Court To Hear Air 'Contingency Measures' Appeal

Arizona in a new legal filing is urging the Supreme Court to review a lower court's ruling that said the state cannot rely on existing pollution control measures it has implemented to satisfy a Clean Air Act mandate to craft additional “contingency” measures to cut emissions when areas do not meet targets to reduce air pollution. In a Dec. 18 reply brief filed in Arizona v. Sandra L. Bahr, et al. , the state defends its petition for high court...