EPA poised to release regional haze overhaul plan

EPA is poised to release its draft plan for revising its regional haze regulations, which is expected to suggest a thorough overhaul of the program that may delay or scrap deadlines for states to attain their haze reduction goals, and significantly ease compliance via an eventual revision to the regional haze rule (RHR). The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed pre-publication review of EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) Sept. 25, clearing the way for signature...