NRECA Bid To Replace UARG Could Preserve Novel Section 111 Claim

Efforts by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to replace the disbanded Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) in a suit over EPA’s landfill methane rules could preserve UARG’s novel claims on whether section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act allows EPA to strengthen existing standards. But the co-op group must first overcome stiff opposition to its request from environmentalists, who charge that NRECA lacks standing, and convince a court that it can replace UARG. At issue is National Waste...