D.C. Circuit: EPA Erred In Asking States To Revise Parts Of Emissions Plans

(March 7, 2024, 8:56 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency erred in requesting that several states revise portions of their state implementation plans under the Clean Air Act (CAA) because some of the provisions in the plans that partly limit emissions standards cited as unlawful by the agency are permissible, a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority found in granting in part seven petitions for judicial review filed by various states and industry parties....