Governor challenges EPA deferral of ozone transport plan

CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Wednesday, Gov. Mark Gordon, through the Attorney General’s office, submitted a petition for review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to defer action on Wyoming’s state implementation plan for ozone transport to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
 
This follows the March 14 petition by Wyoming to reconsider and stay the effect of the EPA’s deferral disapproval of the state’s plan.
 
“The petition illustrates how the EPA arbitrarily deferred Wyoming’s SIP by overlooking their own ozone modeling data and applying it differently to Wyoming than in their decisions on other states,” a news release from the governor’s office stated.
 
“Wyoming is not a significant contributor to ozone pollution in our neighboring states. Data supports the work that went into our state plan,” Gordon said in the release.
 
This story was published on April 7, 2023.