EPA's Call For Data Sparks Fight Over Assessing NAAQS' Adverse Impacts

November 2, 2018
EPA's call for data on the adverse impacts of implementing ambient air standards is sparking a fight over how, and whether, the agency and its advisers should consider such impacts, with industry groups saying they are a vital factor while environmentalists and some states say weighing such factors in reviews of the standards is unlawful. In recently filed comments, proponents say allowing a first-time consideration of adverse effects such as economic costs in reviewing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)...


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