States Seek Equal Treatment For All Areas In 'Exceptional Events' Air Rule

February 17, 2016
States are asking EPA to ensure that its pending rule revising its policy on when air pollution due to "exceptional events" such as wildfires can be discounted from emissions standards compliance measurements treats areas attaining the agency's national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in the same manner as areas out of attainment. EPA took comment through Feb. 3 on its proposal for "streamlining" the rule to ease the requirements for obtaining a regulatory exemption under the exceptional events policy. To...


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