Fearing Broad Precedent, Industry, States Fight New York’s Ozone Petition

Midwestern industry groups and states are pushing back hard against New York’s petition for EPA to regulate ozone pollution from hundreds of power plants and other facilities in upwind states, fearing it would set a precedent that could allow regulation of sources on a scale previously unseen and in sectors previously unaffected by such petitions. In comments submitted to EPA ahead of a July 15 deadline, states and industry groups in the Midwest and South reject New York’s assertions that...