Maine bids for exclusion from Ozone Transport Commission

Maine is petitioning EPA to exclude most of the state from the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) region of Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states where emissions controls are tougher than elsewhere, citing improved air quality in the state. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosted a public hearing in Augusta, ME, July 30 to discuss its draft petition to exclude the state from the 12-state OTC region, or OTR, with the exception of 10 coastal towns and Acadia National Park. The...