Battle Brews Over ‘Safeguards’ In EPA Plan To Scrap ‘Once In’ Air Policy

Major industry groups are warning EPA against imposing “safeguard” measures such as backstop emissions limits as part of its pending rule to scrap the long-running “once in, always in” policy that prevents facilities from ever escaping strict air toxics controls, saying such provisions would be unnecessary and potentially unlawful. But environmentalists say the agency must adopt such safeguards should it repeal the policy, signaling the issue is likely to be a major dispute going forward. EPA took comment through Nov...