EPA eyes reconsideration of Obama-era startup, shutdown 'SIP Call'

October 4, 2018
EPA air policy chief Bill Wehrum is leaning toward formally reconsidering an Obama-era rule that forced states to abandon Clean Air Act emissions limit waivers in their state implementation plans (SIPs) for complying with federal air rules, saying he disagrees with some of the decisions made in finalizing the June 2015 "SIP Call" rule. Speaking to reporters on the margins of a recent Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) meeting in Arlington, VA, Wehrum said that personally, "I don't agree...


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