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Criteria Air Pollutant reviews stalled; EPA advisers haven’t met in months.
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Three required scientific reviews for federally regulated criteria air pollutants are on hold due to EPA delays and Administrator Scott Pruitt’s November shake-up of the external air quality science board that advises the agency, according to March 15, 2018 Bloomberg Environment report. Not only is EPA behind in giving the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee ... |
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EPA releases final classifications and attainment deadlines for 70 ppb ozone standard.
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On March 1, 2018, EPA released a final rule defining non-attainment area classifications under the 2015 ozone standard, along with attainment deadlines for each classification according to a March 5, 2018 report from Environmental Law and Policy Monitor. The rule finalizes the classifications and deadlines that were originally proposed by the Obama administration in a ... |
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New York petitions EPA to protect state’s air quality.
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Petition seeks emissions reductions from power plants and industrial sources in nine states that jeopardize New York’s ability to meet ozone standards. On March 13, 2018 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that New York is petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to address the ... |
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Alberta Air Monitoring Directive: Compliance 2/1/18 – Reporting 1/1/19.
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Alberta's Air Monitoring Directive (AMD) sets out the requirements of ambient air and emission source monitoring and reporting air quality within Alberta. The most recent major amendment to Alberta’s AMD was dated December 16, 2016. As of February 2018, compliance with all of the AMD’s chapters, except for reporting, has come into effect. The effective ... |
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