EPA Faces Possible Lawsuits Over Air Toxics Rule For Waste Incineration

EPA faces a possible renewed legal challenge from both industry and environmentalists over its revised air toxics rule for facilities burning hazardous waste, four years after a federal court backed an earlier lawsuit and ordered the agency to rewrite its original proposal. The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (CKRC), which was the lead industry plaintiff in the original suit against the agency, is concerned about the regulation's risk assessment requirements. One industry source says the group is considering litigation on the...