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Environmental Integrity Project, Washington, D.C.; Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT SEMICO
Environmental Integrity Project and Sierra Club Sue EPA for Failing to Properly Regulate Air Pollution From Nitric Acid Plants
February 22nd, 2009
In a case that could prompt the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit yesterday against EPA for violating its duty to review and update its emission standards for nitric acid plants, which produce chemicals used in the fertilizer and explosives industries. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to update these standards every eight years, and EPA is already more than 16 years late. EIP and the Sierra Club are represented by the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) at Vermont Law School. Nitric acid plants generate...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-02-22)
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