EPA Proposes Reduced Emissions Reporting For Power Plants, Refineries

EPA is proposing to reduce the frequency with which power plants, oil refineries and certain acid production plants must report to state regulators their emissions exceeding Clean Air Act-permitted limits, a move that could ease the facilities’ compliance burden but prompt criticism from environmentalists who often seek maximum pollution reporting. In a notice published in the Feb. 21 Federal Register , EPA proposes to reduce the minimum excess emissions reporting requirement that states must include in their state implementation plans...