EPA Agrees To States’ Request To Drop PM2.5 Monitoring Funding Match

Correction Appended EPA has agreed to states’ requests that it drop a plan to require them to provide matching funds for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitors, newly final National Program Guidance (NPG) for the agency’s Office of Air & Radiation (OAR) shows, making it easier for states to boost such monitoring, especially in environmental justice (EJ) communities. EPA this week released the final OAR NPG along with NPGs for seven other programs, including a first-time NPG for EJ and...