Environmentalists Seek Stricter Haze Rule, Opposing Industry And States

Environmental groups are renewing a push for EPA to tighten its regional haze rule (RHR) ahead of the program’s third compliance phase targeted for 2029 despite an emerging push by industry and a long list of states to loosen it -- and after the agency already confirmed it intends to delay submission of states’ third-phase plans beyond a 2028 deadline. In comments submitted June 28 as part of EPA’s call for input on its planned reworking of the haze rule...