EPA SCIENCE ADVISERS SEEK EARLY INPUT UNDER NAAQS REFORM PLAN

EPA's plan to revise its process for setting national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) is prompting concerns from agency science advisers who say it will curtail their input, which is mandated by the Clean Air Act. Sources say the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC) is preparing to call on EPA to consult with the committee before the agency issues a proposal for public input, as recommended by a recent EPA reform proposal. CASAC "is not a stakeholder and those...