A group of 10 states announced their intent to sue the EPA over its failure to comply with its own emissions standards for wood stoves, a high-emissions appliance responsible for releasing toxins and particulate matter into the air.
In the notice of intent, attorneys general for New York, Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington state argued that the EPA has"failed to take steps to review and update its standards” for residential wood stoves, despite its requirements to do so every eight years under the Clean Air Act.
Now, history seems to be repeating itself. In the notice, the states cited a report from the EPA’s own Office of Inspector General published earlier this year, which described the EPA’s residential wood heater program — most recently updated in 2015 — as “ineffective” and a hazard to human health and the environment.
In its 2015 performance standard, the EPA approved methods that “lack clarity and allow too much flexibility,” the OIG report said. The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, a group of state air quality regulators, also came to the same conclusion.
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