Środowisko i energia · 30/11/2010

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club and Kentucky Environmental Foundation (collectively "Plaintiffs") in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club, et al. v. Jackson, No. 10-cv-00889-CKK (D. DC). On May 26, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to perform nondiscretionary duties, under section 110(k)(2) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2), to take action on certain State Implementation Plan ("SIP") submittals by the State of Kentucky. The proposed consent decree establishes deadlines for EPA to take action.