EPA Offers ‘Fuller Explanation’ Of GNP Functioning Absent Many States

EPA has issued a notice seeking to offer a “fuller explanation” for why its stayed Good Neighbor Plan (GNP) interstate ozone rule can function with many fewer than the 23 intended states participating, responding to a remand of the rulemaking record granted by an appeals court, and answering criticisms from the Supreme Court. The notice signed by EPA Administrator Michael Regan Dec. 3 does not introduce new information that was not included in the original rulemaking record, but repackages it...