Top Biden EPA Air Officials Might Seek CAAAC Input On NAAQS Reviews

Top political officials in the Biden EPA Office of Air & Radiation (OAR) are signaling that they might seek input from its Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on how to proceed with the agency’s review of Trump-era decisions to retain and not tighten the existing ambient air limits for ozone and particulate matter (PM). At a March 15 CAAAC meeting, panel member Andrew Hoekzma, director of regional services for the Capital Area Council of Governments in Austin, TX, asked...