Weekly Focus

EPA Faces Major Decisions On Air Toxics Program Amid Broad Rule Agenda

October 5, 2023
EPA is working through a series of broad policy issues in its air toxics program, including requirements for re-classified sources, newly listed pollutants and others, even as officials face pressure to meet court deadlines to complete emissions rules for a host of sectors, which are keenly sought by environmentalists worried about dangerous pollution. In one recent major change, EPA unveiled a proposal Sept. 22 that generally retains a Trump-era policy that allows “major” sources of air toxics to limit their...


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