NSR ‘project emissions accounting’ proposal nears release

EPA is poised to publish its proposed rule revising its Clean Air Act new source review (NSR) permit “project emissions accounting,” sometimes known as “netting,” to ease the permitting process for industry applicants, one of several such steps the Trump administration has taken to ease conditions for industry. The proposal cleared pre-publication review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) July 17, according to a recent notification on OMB’s website. The agency took its initial steps to...