Court Upholds EPA and ACC in Landmark Clean Air Case

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. The ruling is an important legal victory for chemical manufacturers, because it upholds...

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