EPA Poised To Defend Obama-Era Wood Heaters Air Rule In D.C. Circuit

EPA is preparing to defend its 2015 new source performance standards (NSPS) emissions rule for wood heaters at Jan. 28 oral argument, with the Biden administration expected to fight claims from wood stove makers that the rule’s post-sales audit policy is unlawful because it fails to account for variability in laboratory testing of heaters. The agency is backed by 11 states that are seeking to defend the NSPS in the suit , Hearth Patio and Barbecue Association (HPBA), et al....