EPA Urges 5th Circuit To Dismiss Suit Over LDEQ SOCMI Deadline Extension

EPA is urging the 5th Circuit to dismiss a lawsuit Denka Performance Elastomer (DPE) brought asking the court to require the agency to abide by a two-year deadline extension Louisiana officials granted the company to meet strict new chloroprene limits in an EPA air toxics rule, arguing the company is not challenging a final action subject to court review. The agency details its arguments in a Dec. 20 brief in the case, DPE and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)...