PA Department of Environmental Protection sues EPA

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Pennsylvania agency cites weak standards as reason for action

On Dec. 18, Pennsylvania joined a consortium of states filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for setting what the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection called, "weak standards for disease-causing air pollution." Other states filing suit against the EPA include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont.

DEP officials said the EPA ignored evidence proving that stricter air-quality-control standards need to be set to protect public health. EPA feels that existing standards …