2022-23909: Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
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In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree in Sierra Club, et al. v. Regan, No. 3:22-cv-01992-JD (N.D. Cal.). On March 29, 2022, Plaintiffs Sierra Club, Air Alliance Houston, Center for Biological Diversity, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, Clean Air Council, and Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) failed to perform a non-discretionary duty in accordance with the Act to promulgate Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) to address the "Good Neighbor" requirements of the CAA for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for four states: Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and New Mexico. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take specified actions.
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