Advocates, Refiners Clash Over EPA Refinery Air Rule Deadline Extension

April 12, 2016
Environmentalists and oil refiners are clashing over EPA's proposed extension of deadlines for compliance with startup, shutdown and standby provisions in its air toxics regulation for refineries, with oil industry groups applauding the move while advocates warn that allowing more time to comply with the rule would be unlawful. In its Feb. 9 proposal, EPA says it intends to extend from Feb. 1, 2016, to Aug. 1, 2017, the deadline for refiners to comply with the startup, shutdown and standby...


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