Former EPA Staff Warn State SSM Plan Approval Might Imperil Obama Rule

Former EPA staff are attacking the agency’s proposal to approve North Carolina’s air quality plan that includes a waiver from an Obama-era prohibition on exemptions from Clean Air Act regulatory limits for facility emissions during startup, shutdown and malfunction (SSM) events, fearing the move risks unraveling the federal policy. In comments filed ahead of an Aug. 6 deadline for public input, the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) of former EPA officials and staff says the proposal will undermine the consistent application...