EPA QUESTION FOR NAAQS REVIEW RAISES CONCERN OVER FUTURE STANDARDS

A survey question EPA has developed for its upcoming review of how officials set air quality standards is raising concerns that the agency may be opening the door to allowing outside groups to challenge staff advice on how much public health protection is justified by available scientific data, agency and academic sources say. The question asks whether EPA staff adequately separates scientific data from recommendations to the administrator about what level of protection the clean air standards should provide. But...