EPA TO UNVEIL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW THAT MAY PROMPT TOUGHER AIR PARTICLE CONTROLS

An EPA scientific panel is expected within the next few days to release the latest version of its scientific document on the health effects of pollution from fine particles (PM2.5), which could lead to recommendations for stricter limits on the air pollutant. An agency source says EPA will soon unveil revised chapters of its "criteria document" for the pollutant, which aims to summarize relevant scientific findings. The agency's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's particulate matter review panel will consider the...