Litigation
Jun. 2, 2012
Judge orders EPA to issue rules on soot pollution
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to issue new rules to curb soot pollution by next week.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to issue new rules to curb soot pollution by next week after several states, including California, and environmental and public health groups sued the agency over delays.
Soot pollution, which can lodge deep in the lungs, is a major public health problem in Southern California and the Central Valley. Power plants, heavy industry, and vehicles are...
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