CHAMBER CITES AIR TOXICS PACT TO PUSH FOR OMB ROLE IN EPA SETTLEMENTS

December 2, 2004
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to EPA's recent proposed settlement with environmentalists that sets deadlines for reviewing two air toxics standards is part of the group's broader campaign to increase White House oversight of agency settlements that may result in new regulations. The chamber argued in Nov. 15 public comments on the proposed consent decree with the Sierra Club -- which sets deadlines for EPA to review and possibly revise its air toxics standards for coke oven batteries and...


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