Connecticut AG and New Jersey AG Filed Lawsuit Over EPA’s Inaction on Ozone Pollution

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the EPA to fulfill its “good neighbor” obligations under the Clean Air Act by forcing upwind states to address nitrogen oxide pollution that is contributing to smog in New Jersey and Connecticut. The lawsuit seeks to force the EPA to make an overdue finding that two states — Pennsylvania and Virginia — that significantly contribute to ozone pollution in New Jersey and Connecticut have failed to submit Clean Air Act compliant plans. This finding would then trigger the EPA to implement its own plan to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from those states that are contributing to NJ and CT’s ozone nonattainment.

• Documents: ComplaintNJ Press Release
• Document Type: Complaints Press Releases/Statements
• States: Connecticut New Jersey
• Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Climate Coal Fossil Fuels Ozone Public Health
• Era: Trump Administration
• Explanation of Outcome:This case was dismissed and consolidated with another case that later won. Read the order here.
• Action Type: Litigation