Environmentalists Eye Renewed Litigation Over Waste Incinerator Rule

Environmentalists are considering fresh legal action against EPA arguing that a proposed air regulation for a category of waste incinerators falls far short of a court-ordered agreement. Earthjustice and Sierra Club say they may go back to court under the existing consent decree, or file a new lawsuit, to try and force a more stringent standard should EPA finalize what they consider a weak maximum achievable control technology (MACT) requirements for the last remaining category of hazardous waste incinerators to...