EPA Haze Rule Backs Off Mandatory Analysis Of Worst-Case Effects

EPA's air visibility rule allows states the flexibility to ignore projected worst-case impacts from a pollution source when deciding whether a facility should be exempt from retrofit requirements, drawing criticism from environmentalists who say the provision could make it harder to control regional haze problems. By adopting the flexibility provision, the agency appears to be addressing, at least partially, criticism from the Office of Management and Budget, which sought clarification on the industry burdens of an earlier version of the...