EPA’s Pennsylvania Air Emissions Plan Upheld by Third Circuit

Pennsylvania and coal power companies on Thursday lost their challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to regulate emissions in the state after an appellate court said the agency followed federal regulations.

The petition for review was denied because the EPA complied with the Clean Air Act, Judge Anthony J. Scirica said on behalf of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in 2016 submitted to the EPA its state implementation plan addressing federal air pollutant reduction goals as required by the CAA. The plan was initially approved, but the Third Circuit ...