EPA Faces Tough Call On Novel Request For International Emissions Waiver

November 12, 2021
EPA is facing a tough call on whether to approve a request from Utah regulators to exclude overseas air pollution from counting toward its compliance with federal ozone standards, in a decision that would set an important precedent for a state not bordering another country, but would “eviscerate” the Clean Air Act, one environmentalist says. In May, Utah submitted a request under Clean Air Act section 179B to EPA to find that the state would have met national ambient air...


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