EPA Rejects Interstate Ozone Petitions, Spurring Criticism From Carper, EDF

EPA has finalized its rejection of petitions filed by Delaware and Maryland asking the agency to curb interstate ozone air pollution by finding such action is unnecessary to help the states attain federal air standards, spurring criticism from Senate environment panel ranking member Tom Carper (D-DE) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In response to the agency's Sept. 17 announcement that it is rejecting the petitions, Carper accused the agency of an “abject failure” to protect human health from...