Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 15.10.2021

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Downwinders at Risk et al. v. Regan, No. 21-cv-03551 (N.D. Cal). On May 12, 2021, Downwinders at Risk, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Air Alliance Houston, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Clean Wisconsin, Appalachian Mountain Club, Earthworks, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Defense Fund (Plaintiffs) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with the Act to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, 32 state implementation plan submissions (SIPs) addressing interstate pollution transport for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by statutory deadlines. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to act on these SIP submissions.