Court Upholds EPA and ACC in Landmark Clean Air Case

摘要

The U.S.Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently rejected a claim by the Natural Resources Defense Council(NRDC;Washington)that sought to force EPA to establish more stringent residual risk standards for hazardous air pollutants(HAPs)emitted by synthetic organic chemical manufacturers.The long-running legal dispute involves EPA's residual risk rule for its National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the hazardous organics sector.