Ozone Emissions

Arkansas files suit after EPA rejects ozone plan

KUAR | By Steve Brawner / Talk Business & Politics

The state of Arkansas has filed suit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency after the EPA rejected Arkansas’ submission for complying with a rule pertaining to ozone emissions affecting other states.

The lawsuit was announced Thursday (Feb. 16) by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin.

The EPA’s disapproval was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 13. The agency disapproved State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions for 19 states for the 2015 rule regarding ozone national ambient air quality standards. State plans for Tennessee and Wyoming were partially disapproved.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-02-17/arkansas-files-suit-after-epa-rejects-ozone-plan

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The White Bluff coal-fired power plant in Redfield, Ark. is seen in this file photo.