Attorney General Bondi Leads 16 Other States in Legal Challenge Over EPA’s Rejection of State Implementation Plans Regarding Startup, Shutdown or Malfunction of Power Plants

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading 16 other attorneys general in a legal action against the United States Environmental Protection Agency for illegally invalidating the individual air quality protection plans in those states. In June, the EPA issued a final rule requiring 35 states, including Florida, to revise their individual State Implementation Plans governing carbon emissions during power plant Startup, Shutdown or Malfunction.