Court Ruling Preserves State Air Monitoring Until New EPA Rule

EPA will propose a new rule restricting states' ability to require monitoring in clean air permits after a federal court rejected an existing rule on procedural grounds, although states in the interim can continue imposing the industry-opposed monitoring requirements. The court decision is the latest in a long-running battle over whether states have discretion to impose new monitoring, beyond what is mandated in specific air requirements. "We are pleased that the court is allowing EPA to address the procedural flaw...