D.C. Circuit Poised To Hear Argument In Suit Over EPA NSR Reporting Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral argument Nov. 2 in New Jersey’s long-delayed challenge to EPA’s Clean Air Act new source review (NSR) permit emissions reporting requirements, which the state says are inadequate to ensure that developers of industrial projects obtain the necessary permits. In State of New Jersey v. EPA , the state seeks to vacate a George W. Bush-era agency “reasonable possibility” rule that allows companies to avoid in-depth emissions...