Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

LASKER, District Judge.

These actions concern the quality of the air in the New York metropolitan area, particularly the presence of the pollutants carbon monoxide and ozone, and the nature of the responsibilities established by the Clean Air Act (“the Act”) in an attempt to control and abate their emission. The Act, originally enacted by Congress in 1970, established a partnership between the federal government and the states to ensure that the two would work together to achieve compliance with its provisions. Pursuant to the 1977 amendments to the Act, New York’s State Implementation Plan…