WHEJAC establishes workgroup for input on NAAQS

The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) is establishing a small, informal workgroup to draft the group’s position to EPA on its proposed rule revising the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in response to industry opposition to the tougher standards. “We are already seeing major industry pushback to improvement of these NAAQS, which of course is not surprising, but I think illustrates the importance of a very loud and clear environmental justice message,”...