The Utah attorney general filed a lawsuit against the EPA's recently released ozone interstate transport rule, asserting it is unlawful federal overreach designed to kill Utah's remaining coal-fired power plants.
SALTL LAKE CITY — The Utah attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency's recently released ozone interstate transport rule, asserting it is unlawful federal overreach designed to kill Utah's remaining coal-fired power plants.
"Utah's measured, all-of-the-above energy policy has powered decades of prosperity by providing some of the country's most reliable and affordable energy. This balanced and commonsense approach has powered our state, fueled our economy, and maintained a high quality of life for Utahns," the statement read. "We have also dramatically decreased emissions and ozone on our own.
Blaming much of Colorado's air pollution woes on downstream emissions from Utah, the EPA said oil and gas activity in eastern Utah and power plants in Emery County were sending ozone to its eastern neighbor. The groups said the rule addressed dangerous smog pollution using a combination of approaches proven to limit a key ingredient in smog: ozone season emissions of nitrogen oxides.
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