EPA May Delay Trigger For GHG Limits In Air Permits Past Mid-2010 Goal

EPA may consider options for delaying beyond its slated mid-2010 deadline the trigger for applying first-time greenhouse gas (GHG) limits in stationary source air permits, in order to give the agency more time to resolve the difficult issue of what qualifies as best available control technology (BACT) for reducing GHGs. However, activists say they are likely to quickly file lawsuits if EPA formally moves to delay the application of GHG rules to large stationary sources such as power plants after...