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Groups challenge EPA’s decision on smog that flouts the law and hands polluters a free pass
CLEVELAND — A coalition of environmental and public health organizations filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to let Cleveland off the hook from having to clean up its smog-choked air. The EPA is relying on unlawful excuses to force residents to keep breathing unhealthy air — rewritten deadlines, ignored legal obligations, and pollution cuts claimed from clean-car standards the agency has already repealed.
“No one should have to negotiate to breathe clean, safe air, but the EPA continues to disregard and outright attack our public health by letting the State of Ohio get away with not having to comply with key provisions of the Clean Air Act intended to prevent ozone pollution. Clean air is the bare minimum, and the folks in the impacted Cleveland area deserve to have a long-term plan that protects public health and safety,” said Neil Waggoner, Midwest Beyond Coal Campaign Manager for Sierra Club.
