EPA Given 6 Months To Implement Federal Landfill Emissions Plan

Mealey's (May 8, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal judge in California on May 6 to implement a federal landfill emissions plan by Nov. 6 and approve or disapprove state implementation plans within four months after the judge found that the agency violated the Clean Air Act (CAA) by failing to meeting the deadlines established in the 2016 landfill emissions guidelines (California, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 18-cv-3237, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76304)....