EPA MAY SEEK OUTSIDE INPUT ON NAAQS REVIEW IN WAKE OF CRITICISM

EPA's top air official says the agency could seek input from outside groups on its controversial evaluation of the standard-setting process for air pollutants, following criticism that the agency's effort could lack transparency. Congressional Democrats and environmentalists have criticized EPA's plans for a "top-to-bottom" review of the process for setting national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), which EPA announced shortly after issuing a controversial particulate matter (PM) rule that did not reflect advice from the agency's science advisers to significantly...