EPA AIR OFFICIAL SAYS LITIGATION WILL LIKELY FORCE CHANGES TO NSR RULES

An EPA official recently suggested that pending litigation over the Bush administration's controversial 2002 new source review (NSR) reforms would likely lead a federal appeals court to overturn at least some parts of the regulations and force EPA to amend the rules. Citing detailed questioning by the court on EPA's justification for the reforms, Janet McDonald of EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards told attendees at an environment and energy conference co-sponsored by the Air & Waste Management...