EPA EYES COST-EFFECTIVENESS APPROACH TO ASSESS NEW PM CONTROLS

EPA senior staff are developing advice to states on how to consider the most cost-effective pollution control options when implementing the agency's proposed new particulate matter (PM) air quality standards, according to EPA sources and an internal agency proposal obtained by Clean Air Report . Text of the proposal is reprinted on page 4. Other relevant documents are available at InsideEPA.com. The advice, which will be included in an upcoming package intended to implement the new PM standard, appears aimed...