EPA PROPOSES NEW MECHANISM IN EFFORT TO LIMIT MACT APPLICATION

EPA is proposing a rule that continues a trend of limiting the application of strict technology-based air toxic requirements -- known as maximum achievable control technology (MACT) -- by seeking for the first time to substitute a less-stringent Clean Air Act program for MACT requirements, critics say. In the June 12 proposal, EPA suggests that two categories of stationary engines can meet MACT by complying with less-stringent new source performance standards (NSPS) it is also proposing for the categories. The...