Appellate Panel Doubts Sierra Club's Suit On EPA 'Hot-Spot' Guidance

摘要

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit appeared dubious during Sept. 19 oral argument of environmentalists' claims against EPA's revised guidance for how states should evaluate air pollution 'hot-spots' resulting from highway construction, focusing their discussion entirely on jurisdiction and standing issues - not the merits of the guide itself.