EPA DRAFTING FEDERAL RULE THAT COULD PREEMPT STATES ON CAIR

BURLINGTON, VT -- EPA will propose a federal rule directing states how to implement the agency's clean air interstate rule (CAIR) for electric utilities in an apparently aggressive move that could curtail states seeking to adopt rules more stringent than CAIR. EPA air chief Jeffrey Holmstead announced at the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) meeting here June 7 that the agency will propose a federal implementation plan (FIP) for CAIR in August and finalize it next March, five months before similar...