EPA Urged To Expand End Of Strict Air Toxics Policy To Criteria Pollutants

Printing industry officials are urging EPA to not only finalize its rule to scrap the “once in, always in” (OIAI) policy that requires facilities to always meet strict “major” source air toxics rules even if they lower emissions to below the major source threshold, but also to expand aspects of the rule to regulations for criteria pollutants, including ozone. The suggestion, raised by the officials at an Aug. 15 EPA public hearing on the proposal in Washington, D.C., drew immediate...