New York A.G. James Issues Statement Regarding Circuit Court Decision on New York Vs. EPA
October 02, 2019
October 02, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement in response to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on New York vs. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 19-1019), sustaining the state's challenge to a Trump-era EPA rule that would have gutted standards regulating ozone emissions:
"New Yorkers have a right to clean, healthy air. But the fact is, over two-thirds of New Yorkers regularly breathe unhealthy air due to smog pollution. . . .
"New Yorkers have a right to clean, healthy air. But the fact is, over two-thirds of New Yorkers regularly breathe unhealthy air due to smog pollution. . . .