States Urge EPA To Keep Aftermarket Enforcement Initiative A Priority

Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are urging EPA to retain its priority enforcement focus on stopping installation of aftermarket defeat devices, which the agency is seeking to drop from its National Enforcement & Compliance Initiative (NECI) and return to the regular enforcement program as it develops new priorities for fiscal years 2024-27. Also South Dakota is warning EPA against adding climate change and environmental justice (EJ) to the NECI. EPA took comment through March 13 on its Jan. 12 proposal setting new...