EPA Cites Lack Of Claims In Bid To Dismiss Coal Ash Rule Deadline Suits

摘要

Epa is asking a federal district court to dismiss on procedural grounds lawsuits filed by activists and industry trying to force a hard legal deadline for the agency to issue its stalled coal waste disposal rule, arguing that the plaintiffs lack any claims of harm to justify the suits and that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the legal claims. The legal fight comes as negotiations continue between House and Senate lawmakers over possible compromise language setting limits on EPA's ability to regulate coal ash as part of the conference highway bill.