4th Circuit Grants 3rd Abeyance In W.Va. Air Quality Case As EPA Revisits Rule

( January 22, 2026, 11:17 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a third motion filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to hold a case challenging the agency’s denial of West Virginia’s plan for complying with existing ozone standards in abeyance as the EPA continues reconsidering elements of the underlying challenged rule....