OHIO INDUSTRIES RENEW PUSH TO STRIP STATE EPA OF AIR TOXICS AUTHORITY

Industry groups in Ohio claim they have secured support in the state legislature for a bill to strip the state of its ability to control air toxics that EPA does not already regulate, possibly setting a precedent for other states. Sen. Tom Niehaus (R), chair of the state Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee, will hold hearings this month on a bill that would limit the state environment agency to only regulating the 188 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) recognized by...