Ohio Suit Marks Push To Ease Biden EPA ‘Contingency Measures’ Policy

Ohio is suing EPA to force the agency to ease its Biden-era policy on Clean Air Act “contingency measures” (CMs) that apply when states miss milestones for meeting federal air quality standards, after the agency last year confirmed its view that pre-existing state measures cannot qualify as CMs, while courts remain split on the question. In a Feb. 12 lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Ohio asks the court to review EPA’s...