EPA Eyes Dropping Ozone Guide In Face Of Oil & Gas Industry Criticism

EPA is seeking White House approval of a proposal to withdraw Obama-era guidelines states use for reducing ozone-forming emissions from the oil and gas industry in areas out of attainment with the agency's ambient air quality standards for the pollutant, after the sector attacked the guidelines as an unnecessary extra layer of regulation. “In this action, the EPA requests comment on potentially withdrawing these guidelines in their entirety,” says a White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) explanation of...