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AUGUST 22, 2012

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in a 2-1 opinion that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had overstepped its authority with the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and, as a result, vacated the regulation (USCA Case #11-1302). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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EPA Pollution Congress District of Columbia 236

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JULY 6, 2010

The proposed Transport Rule sets in place a new approach that can and will be applied again as further pollution reductions are needed to help areas meet air quality health standards, EPA says. This approach allows limited interstate trading among power plants but assures that each state will meet its pollution control obligations.

Pollution 218

Pollution EPA Transportation DC 218

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

EPA examined nearly 2,300 studies in this review of the ozone standards including more than 1,000 new studies published since the last review of the standards in 2008. billion annually in 2025 (outside of California), outweighing the estimated annual costs of $1.4 230,000 asthma attacks in children. 160,000 days when kids miss school.

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Ozone EPA Standards District of Columbia 150