EPA, Environmentalists Poised For Deal To Review Incinerator Air Rules

EPA and environmental groups have agreed on a deal “in principle” that would set deadlines for the agency to review and possibly tighten air rules governing municipal waste combustors (MWCs), satisfying a key demand of environmentalists who are urging action to curb the facilities’ harmful air emissions. In a Feb. 23 joint motion to again extend filing deadlines in litigation over the issue, EPA and environmental groups inform the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that...