Maryland AG Filed Lawsuit against EPA for Failure to Respond to Petition on Cross-State Air Pollution

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “for failing to act on a petition requiring power plants in five upwind states to implement air pollution controls…” The complaint “cites research that 36 power plants in the five neighboring states emit pollution that contributes to poor air quality in Maryland and alleges that the power plants have failed to operate necessary pollution controls that would reduce pollution flowing into Maryland.”