Parties In Talks On ‘Contingency Measures’ Suits Amid EPA Policy Struggle

EPA, state and local officials and environmentalists are in talks to resolve a pair of lawsuits related to proposed Los Angeles regional air district “contingency measures” (CMs) that seek to ensure a state implementation plan (SIP) attains federal air quality standards for ozone, an issue that regulators are struggling to address. Parties in the two cases -- South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) v. Michael S. Regan and East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, et al. v. EPA...