EPA leaves air toxics limits for friction materials unchanged

EPA in a final rule slated for release in the Feb. 8 Federal Register is leaving unchanged its Clean Air Act toxics emission limits for manufacturing of friction materials such as brake and clutch components, following a risk-and-technology (RTR) review for the sector that finds no need for stricter limits to protect public health. The final rule conforms to a recent Trump EPA pattern of leaving emissions limits unchanged after RTRs, which are required by the Clean Air Act...