EPA denies petition seeking ozone transport zone expansion

October 31, 2017
The Trump EPA is finalizing an Obama-era proposal to reject a petition from several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states asking the agency to massively expand their Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) area of states where tougher ozone controls apply than elsewhere, saying there are better ways to achieve ozone reductions. In a notice signed by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Oct. 27 and slated for publication soon in the Federal Register , the agency formally denies the petition filed in 2013 by...


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