EPA DELAYS ACTION ON CHEMICAL SECTOR PUSH FOR WASTE-TO-FUEL PLAN

EPA is delaying action on a chemical industry proposal to expand regulatory exemptions for hazardous waste burned as fuel because it must first meet a court-ordered deadline for failing to meet Clean Air Act requirements for setting an unrelated waste rule. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) proposal is being held back because the agency's review of the plan will not happen before action is taken on revising the air standards that brought about the court deadline, agency and industry sources...