Club files acid rain lawsuit against EPA

Journal Article · · Sierra; (United States)

OSTI ID:6139314

The Sierra Club, along with three other environmental organizations and six northeastern states, filed suit against the EPA for its failure to implement the acid rain controls mandated under the Clean Air Act. Based on provisions in the act designed to control pollution that crosses state and national boundaries, the suit asked that the EPA be required to rule on three petitions filed in 1981 in which northeastern states complained of serious environmental harm from acid rain originating in the Midwest. The plaintiffs also asked that the agency be ordered to issue formal notification to those midwestern states responsible for acid rain damage in Canada. Under the ruling midwestern states would be required to reduce their emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.

• OSTI ID: 6139314
• Journal Information: Sierra; (United States), Journal Name: Sierra; (United States) Vol. 69:3; ISSN SIERE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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