EPA PLAN TO WAIVE ASBESTOS RULES COULD PROMPT CLASS ACTION SUITS

Former EPA and other federal attorneys say agency officials could face class action lawsuits similar to those filed after the Sept. 11 attacks if the agency proceeds with plans to waive Clean Air Act rules limiting emissions of asbestos to ease disposal of hurricane-related debris. EPA lays out in its Oct. 3 draft conditions for granting a "no action assurance" for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) asbestos demolition and disposal plan, but the agency still says it plans...