OPPONENTS OF EPA REVISIONS ON UPSET EMISSIONS EYE POTENTIAL LAWSUIT

September 22, 2005
Activists and some local government officials are considering a lawsuit against EPA's proposed changes to regulations on upset emissions from refineries, claiming the agency would make it nearly impossible for the public to get information about how companies control this pollution. EPA is proposing to restrict public access to records about upset emissions kept by facilities, such as refineries, in a move that could make it harder for people to gather information necessary to prove Clean Air Act violations (...


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