GROUPS REJECT EPA MOVE TO END 'INCREMENTS' IN RULES IMPACTING PARKS

Industry, states and environmentalists are rejecting EPA proposals to abolish the way it sets emissions limits known as "increments" in pristine areas, claiming the agency's alternative proposals create too much uncertainty and are subject to legal challenges. Specifically, the groups are rejecting a proposal to use cap-and-trade programs including the new clean air interstate rule (CAIR) as substitutes for area-specific limits on pollution. Industry groups argue this approach could require more stringent emissions reductions, while states and environmentalists are pushing...