EPA DELAYS CAIR DECISION ON EXCLUDING EAST FROM REGIONAL HAZE RULE

EPA has postponed a decision on whether its newly issued interstate air rule effectively exempts the Eastern half of the United States from an upcoming standard to reduce regional haze. EPA earlier indicated the interstate rule might be sufficient to address regional problems in the East, but the agency now says it will wait until next month, when it issues its haze rule, to determine whether the Eastern region will be subject to additional requirements. The controversy stems from EPA's...