Delaware Sues EPA Over Delay Responding To Interstate Ozone Petition

March 29, 2017
Delaware is suing EPA over its decision to delay a response to the state's Clean Air Act petition asking the agency to regulate emissions from a Pennsylvania power plant that Delaware says are hindering its ability to attain federal ozone standards, part of the First State's growing push to force EPA action on reducing upwind air pollution. The suit filed March 24 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenges EPA's Jan. 23 decision to...


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