Energy and Environment

Attorneys general sue EPA for missing ozone rule deadline

By Josh Siegel
Published December 5, 2017 10:12pm ET
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Attorneys general sue EPA for missing ozone rule deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency in November announced that 2,646 counties in the U.S. meet the Obama-era standards for controlling smog-forming pollution, but did not declare the remaining counties as nonattainment areas. (iStock) | tatisol

Attorneys general from 14 states and the District of Columbia sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday for missing a deadline to implement strict Obama-era standards for controlling smog-forming pollution.

The attorneys general want the EPA to designate the regions of the nation that are not in compliance with the ozone rules.

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