2 Denials, 1 Remand Of EPA State Air Quality Plan Petitions In 5th Circuit

Mealey's ( April 3, 2025, 11:48 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel denied petitions for review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s disapproval of state implementation plans (SIPs) for Louisiana and Texas, finding that they failed to prove that the plans complied with the 2015 eight-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), but granted a petition filed by Mississippi, finding that the agency’s original disapproval of its plan was unlawful....