Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to EPA’s Ozone, Particulate Pollution Rules
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to a group of industries that mounted a court challenge to EPA air-quality rules on ozone and particulate pollution, as the high court said the EPA does not have to weigh the cost of such rules to industry. But the court gave businesses a partial victory, ordering the EPA to reconsider rules setting a timetable for ozone-pollution reduction in areas of the country with the worst pollution.
The group seeking to overturn the EPA rules includes the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) and represents more than 20 industries.