EPA Sued over Failure to Implement Anti-Pollution Rules

EPA sued over failure to implement anti-pollution rules

BOSTON — Massachusetts has joined other states in suing the Trump administration over its refusal to identify regions of the country with high levels of soot from fossil-fuel burning power plants and other industrial facilities.

Cities sue EPA for failing to uphold soot standard

“By ignoring the legal responsibility to uphold its own rule, U.S. EPA is willfully abandoning the agency’s duties under the Clean Air Act,” California Air Resources Board Chair Lauren Sanchez said.

Connecticut And California Lead Multi-State Lawsuit Against EPA Over Stalled Soot Rules - Tampa Free Press

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, alongside a coalition of 11 other attorneys general and local governments, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to implement updated air quality standards. The legal action, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks a court order to […] Connecticut And California Lead Multi-State Lawsuit Against EPA Over Stalled Soot…

States sue US EPA over missed air pollution deadline

A coalition of 10 states is suing the US Environmental Protection Agency, accusing the agency of unlawfully failing to implement updated national air pollution standards aimed at reducing dangerous soot exposure. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that the EPA…