Environmentalists Hint At Lawsuits Over Delayed Ozone NAAQS Findings

Environmentalists are suggesting they will sue EPA if the if the agency finalizes as proposed its plan to delay deciding which parts of the country have attained the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), calling the postponement both “illegal” and “inexcusable.” At a Feb. 15 hearing at the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters, Sierra Club and others urged EPA to accelerate nonattainment findings, warning the proposed delays are unlawful, even as some states and industry backed the agency’s push...