EPA Targets Interstate Air Pollution

EPA is proposing to reject Kansas' claim that the states' nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions do not contribute to ozone formation in downwind states, saying the state needs to take steps to cut NOx pollution or the agency will impose an air quality improvement plan on Kansas. In a proposed rule slated for publication in the Jan. 6 Federal Register , EPA says it wants to reverse a Bush administration final rule that agreed with Kansas' claim that it is not...