EPA Withdraws Extension Of Coke Ovens Air Toxics Compliance Deadlines

EPA has withdrawn its interim final rule (IFR) extending air toxics compliance deadlines for the coke ovens sector, avoiding difficult legal arguments over the legality of its use of “good cause” authority to directly extend the deadlines without first issuing a proposal, and effectively mooting litigation over the issue by environmentalists. In a rule signed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Oct. 2, but not yet published in the Federal Register , EPA scraps the July 8 IFR, citing new data...