OIL INDUSTRY BIDS FOR ELIMINATING FIVE-YEAR NAAQS REVIEW IN AIR ACT

A petroleum industry group is mounting a legislative push to remove a Clean Air Act requirement that EPA review national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) every five years, which could come up for discussion at a hearing Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) has scheduled over EPA's controversial proposal for new fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards. EPA is already seeking to amend its NAAQS review process to ensure that it can meet the five-year review deadline. But agency officials are struggling to...