EPA Agrees To Deadlines For Major Chemical Sector Air Toxics Rule Reviews

EPA has reached a proposed agreement with environmentalists to set deadlines to conduct overdue reviews of major chemical sector air toxics rules, in proceedings that may result in tougher standards to protect vulnerable communities but will impose stiff new mandates on hundreds of facilities as the sector is undergoing a significant expansion. In a notice scheduled for publication in the Federal Register Dec. 7, EPA agrees to issue proposed rules in 2022 and final rules in 2024 to update...