PROPOSED EPA PACT ON REGIONAL HAZE RULE MAY EASE UTILITY BURDENS

EPA is proposing a settlement with a utility industry group that could reduce industry's burdens under the agency's regional haze rule, prompting concerns from environmentalists that the settlement could allow the industry to avoid strict controls. Despite the proposed settlement, the agency still faces several pending claims from industry and environmental groups over other provisions in the rule. EPA in a May 2 Federal Register notice announced a proposed settlement with the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) in the U.S...