Ambient Air Quality Standard Upheld

On July 17th, a three-judge federal appeals panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. upheld the one-hour national ambient air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide, upholding the 2010 decision by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The case is American Petroleum Institute v. Environmental Protection Agency, 10-1079, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Washington).