Industry Groups Sue EPA Over NSPS For Thousands Of Liquid Fuel Tanks

Fuel terminal operators, chemical manufacturers and a building materials manufacturer are suing EPA over its tougher air emissions standards for new volatile organic liquid (VOL) fuel tanks, including thousands of gasoline tanks, amid industry fears that the rule would trigger stricter limits for existing sources, not only new or modified ones. In lawsuits filed December 16 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, petitioners challenge EPA’s October rule tightening the new source performance standards (NSPS)...