States Cite EPA Contradiction On 'Contribution' Policy To Aid CSAPR Suit

States suing to overturn EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) utility emissions trading program are trying to boost their case by citing what they claim are contradictory agency statements on the "contribution" of upwind states' emissions on downwind states, as observers eagerly await a federal appeals court ruling on the lawsuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit could rule as early as this week on the fate of CSAPR, after hearing oral arguments in the...