EPA PROPOSES ACCELERATING STATE EMISSIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

EPA is proposing to accelerate the reporting of emissions data to EPA by state and local agencies, a move that state air officials generally welcome as a tightening of reporting deadlines that will help EPA establish more up-to-date information on emissions nationwide. EPA on Dec. 22 proposed a rule that would from 2008 onward require faster reporting to the agency of emissions inventories by states. An emission inventory is a state's collection of emission data from all sources, including mobile...