EPA Sued Over Delayed Review of New Jersey, Nevada Air Plans

The EPA failed to timely act on New Jersey’s and Nevada’s revisions to their state plans to meet air quality standards, an environmental group told federal courts in Washington, D.C., and California.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s delay violates the Clean Air Act, according to the lawsuits filed by Our Children’s Earth Foundation.

The act says the EPA must fully or partially approve or disapprove of such revisions within 18 months of receiving them. The agency missed that deadline for both New Jersey and Nevada, according to the complaints filed in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California ...