CSAPR Ruling Could Force EPA To Pursue Stricter Interstate Air Policy

EPA could be forced to pursue a stricter policy on reducing interstate transport of air pollution following an adverse appellate ruling that remanded the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) emissions transport trading program back to EPA after finding fault with its justification for not pursuing tighter pollution limits. The Sept. 13 per curiam ruling in State of Wisconsin, et al., v. EPA et al. by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit requires...