EPA Facing Tough Fight As States Sue Over Interstate Air Plan Disapproval

EPA appears headed for a tough legal battle that may define its future policy on interstate air pollution, as states begin litigation against the agency’s sweeping disapproval of their plans to limit cross-state ozone, which is a prerequisite to the expansion of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that officials plan to soon finalize. Utah and Texas have already filed suit in regional appellate courts over EPA’s Feb. 13 rule that disapproves the state implementation plans (SIPs) of 19 states...