EPA CLEAN AIR ADVISERS QUESTION PROPOSED COST-BENEFIT STUDIES

An EPA advisory panel is raising concerns with two proposed agency projects intended to help determine the costs and benefits of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, while urging agency staff to continue discussing potential research on the ecological effects of NOx and other pollutants. The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis agreed during a May 24 teleconference to finalize draft recommendations on proposed case studies to examine the effects of air pollution, particularly NOx, on waterbodies. Final recommendations by...