STATES SAY SHORT COMMENT PERIOD HURT STUDY OF CAIR MODEL CHANGES

States are continuing to criticize EPA for providing what they say is inadequate time to review and comment on new modeling techniques for the clean air interstate rule (CAIR), which addresses transported air pollution. The Northeast States For Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and the Ozone Transport Commission suspect technical inaccuracies in the new modeling methods that they say could make the CAIR plan appear more effective than states believe it actually is. However, both groups say they could not...