EPA Cites 6th Circuit In Bid To Bring ‘Good Neighbor’ Suits To D.C. Court

EPA is continuing to press appellate courts to transfer lawsuits over its disapproval of states’ interstate ozone plans to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, citing a recent ruling from the 6th Circuit transferring Kentucky’s case against the related Good Neighbor Plan (GNP) rule to the D.C.-based court. Agency lawyers have recently urged the 4th, 5th and 8th circuits to transfer litigation over its disapproval of interstate ozone state implementation plans (SIPs) -- a prerequisite...