Environmentalists, Industry Spar Over EPA's Refinery Air Rule Revisions

Environmentalists and oil industry groups are sparring over EPA's proposed revisions to its Clean Air Act “major source” rules for the refining sector, clashing over the agency's acceptance of air emissions from pressure relief devices (PRDs), its requirements for fenceline monitoring of toxics emissions, and several other issues. Several groups filed comments ahead of a May 25 deadline arguing that EPA's April 10 amendments to its national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) and related new source performance standards...