Texas seeks waiver for cross-border emissions in El Paso

Texas air regulators are seeking to avoid increased regulatory burdens for El Paso area businesses by seeking an exemption from Clean Air Act obligations based on the claim that emissions from Mexico are responsible for elevated ozone levels in the city. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is taking public comment through Jan. 21 on its demonstration to EPA showing that El Paso County would have attained the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) of 70 parts...