Eastern States ‘In The Dark’ On EPA Interstate Ozone Policy, Await Answers

June 18, 2021
East Coast air regulators say they are “in the dark” on how the Biden administration plans to address interstate pollution transport and are still waiting for officials to set a comprehensive policy on the issue, despite projections that the emissions will contribute to ozone exceedances in parts of the Northeast, including New York City, for years to come. Members of the 12-state Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), which includes air regulators from Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states and the District of Columbia,...


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