Judges Doubt EPA Bid To Downplay Ozone Ruling’s Impact In Petition Suit

January 16, 2020
Appellate judges at Jan. 16 oral argument appeared skeptical of EPA’s attempt to downplay the impact of a 2019 ruling faulting its interstate emissions policy in separate litigation two states are pursuing over the agency’s denial of Clean Air Act petitions urging the agency to directly regulate air pollution from sources in upwind states. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in September 2019 in State of Wisconsin v. EPA to remand the agency’s...


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