Connecticut court rules against the EPA, forcing them to act to clean up air pollution caused by an old Pennsylvania coal plant

The state of Connecticut scored one for the environment with a federal ruling that requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take steps to stop air pollution coming from a decades-old coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that’s spilling over state borders, reported a Hartford Courant news article.

Concerns regarding air pollution from the Brunner Island Power Plant in York County, Pennsylvania prompted Connecticut to file a legal case in 2017. The state asked the EPA to clean up the site.

U.S. District Judge Warren Eginton ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The EPA is expected to hold a public hearing on Connecticut’s petition within 30 days and arrive at a decision within 60 days.