House panel advances bill to ease NSR permitting

July 17, 2018
The House Energy & Commerce Committee's environment panel has approved a bill to ease EPA's new source review (NSR) permitting program, redefining what constitutes a “modification” that subjects a facility to strict permit requirements, but angering Democrats who claim the shift would result in more air pollution. Lawmakers during a July 17 markup voted along party lines to approve H.R. 3128 , sponsored by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA). The bill, as modified by panel Chairman John Shimkus' (R-IL) substitute amendment,...


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