LOCAL OFFICIALS CITE HURDLES IN GAINING CREDIT FOR VOLUNTARY PROJECTS

Local government officials are arguing that EPA is making it too difficult to credit innovative, voluntary programs under state plans to improve air quality, and are calling for improved EPA guidance on how to encourage these programs. The National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) released a report Nov. 22 on the status of innovative, voluntary transportation programs at the local level, such as car sharing, public transit improvements and low-emission municipal fleets. The report concluded that these programs...