Friday, January 26, 2018

EPA ends "always-in" clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel companies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a Clean Air Act provision. They're reversing the "once-in always-in" policy for major sources of pollution, which required such a source, such as a power plant, to always be classified as a major source. Under the new change, if a source "limits its potential to emit below major source thresholds," per the EPA, it can be reclassified as an area source. What's the impact of all this? According to Natural Resources Defense Council clean air director...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/epa-ends-always-in-clean-air-policy-opposed-by-fossil-fuel-companies
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