Appeals Court Vacates EPA Disapproval Of Alabama SIP Provision on Opacity Limits

摘要

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has vacated EPA's 2011 disapproval of Alabama state implementation plan provisions on opacity, granting petitions by the state and two utilities (Alabama Environmental Council v. EPA, 11th Cir., No. 08-16961, 3/6/13). The March 6 decision reinstates EPA's 2008 approval of Alabama opacity limits and rejects a challenge to the 2008 approval by environmental groups.