EPA May Seek To Toughen Power Plant Air Toxics Limits Under MATS Rule

EPA acting air chief Joe Goffman is signaling a possible EPA move to tighten technology limits for power plants’ air toxics, one of a number of priority Clean Air Act regulatory measures officials continue to examine, including air quality standards for ozone, new nitrogen controls for trucks and greenhouse gas limits for power plants. Speaking to members of EPA’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) July 21, Goffman reiterated the agency’s unified agenda plans to release in August its proposal...