EPA nears release of waste combustors air rule

EPA has sent a draft of its final rule tightening emissions limits on new and existing large municipal waste combustors (LMWC) for White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pre-publication review, amid pressure from environmentalists to toughen proposed limits it floated early this year and threats of litigation from GOP states. The proposed rule would tighten new source performance standards (NSPS) and emissions guidelines for existing units under the Clean Air Act’s technology review provisions. EPA is crafting the...