Court Sets 2028 Deadline For EPA To Complete NOx Standards Review

A federal court has entered a consent decree signed by EPA and environmental litigants requiring the agency to review and if necessary modify national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 2028, an agreement that has highlighted environmentalists’ broader concerns over the agency’s delay reviewing ozone limits. “Under this agreement, the EPA can no longer skirt its duty to address nitrogen pollution’s significant harms to people and the environment,” said Jeremy Nichols, a senior advocate at the...