WHITE HOUSE CALL TO REVIEW PM RULE SPARKS CONCERNS OVER ROLLBACKS

The White House Office of Management & Budget's (OMB) push for EPA to alter the regulatory analysis supporting its controversial rule to curb particulate matter (PM) emissions could lay the groundwork for industry pressure to relax the rule's requirements for individual sectors, some environmentalists say. OMB is telling EPA to reconsider its assumption that all types of particles are equally toxic when finalizing the rule's cost-benefit analysis. Some industry sources have argued the health impact of particles emitted from some...