GROUPS FORECAST SLEW OF NEW RULES UNDER PM COARSE STANDARD

Observers from academia, industry and activist groups believe EPA will develop a host of new regulations for factories, the construction industry and even brake pad composition if the agency presses ahead with a new particulate matter (PM) standard for coarse particles known as urban "PM coarse." However, almost no interest group appears happy with an EPA proposal to regulate urban PM coarse and exclude rural areas from standards. Environmentalists believe the standard should apply everywhere, while industry groups argue there...