Texas, Oil Sector Push Back On EPA Crafting New NO2 Risk Assessment

Texas and the oil sector are pushing back on the possibility that EPA might craft a new formal risk and exposure assessment (REA) of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to inform its upcoming review of the ambient air standard for the pollutant, with the oil sector outright opposing a new REA and Texas calling for more data before EPA crafts one. Under EPA's regular review process for its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for "criteria" air pollutants, including NO2, the agency...