INDUSTRY GROUPS TAKE EPA TO COURT OVER REGIONAL HAZE RULE

Industry groups representing coal producers and utilities are suing EPA over its recently finalized rule that seeks to limit regional haze, arguing it is too stringent and allows states to regulate facilities that are not proven contributors to haze. The Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) and the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) both filed court papers Sept. 6 challenging the rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, an industry source says. CEED...