States, Industries Warn Of Costs, Delays With EPA Air Permit Reform Plan

Several states and groups representing major industries are warning that EPA's proposed overhaul of the process for petitioning the agency to oppose Clean Air Act Title V permits could add costs and delays to the permitting process, while environmentalists say the plan fails to fix fundamental problems that disadvantage permit objectors. The competing concerns, outlined in comments submitted recently to EPA, underscore the difficulty the agency will face as it crafts a final version of the proposal. The agency is...