Industry, Texas Push Back Against EPA’s Tougher Gasoline Tank Standards

Industry groups and Texas regulators are pushing back against EPA’s proposal to tighten air emissions requirements for volatile liquid tanks, including gasoline storage facilities, faulting a shift in EPA’s definition of a “modification” that triggers tougher regulation, even as environmentalists press for EPA to further strengthen the rule. In Dec. 8 joint comments on EPA’s Oct. 4 proposal , major oil and chemical sector groups raise a host of concerns over the plan, which would revise the new source performance...