TO LIMIT ENFORCEMENT, INDUSTRY SUES EPA TO APPROVE TEXAS AIR PLAN

摘要

Texas industry groups in a just-filed lawsuit are seeking to force EPA's long-delayed approval of a state implementation plan (SIP) that includes a contentious "flexible" air permit rule, amid their ongoing concerns that EPA is preparing to sharpen its enforcement focus on facilities that might deviate from stringent Clean Air Act requirements under the unapproved Texas plan. Industry is also warning that if EPA successfully prosecutes Texas facilities for following state air rules rather than federal ones, that would set a dangerous precedent and place industry in an "impossible position."