EPA Strikes Down Texas Air Permit Rule
EPA is striking down an air-pollution program in Texas that let thousands of companies avoid Clean Air Act reviews.
The state's qualified facilities program let some industrial facilities use a streamlined process to qualify for exemptions. But the EPA says the program did not contain proper safeguards against misuse, and companies could make major changes without triggering a full Clean Air Act Review.
Al Armendariz, EPA's regional administrator in Dallas, says the agency will now review companies' past operations and work out agreements with any companies the agency determines should have gone through a full-fledged permitting process.
The agency first moved to disapprove of the Texas permitting process in September, and has been talking with state officials and environmental groups since then. The state has proposed a new permit process, which would require EPA approval.
Read the EPA announcement here.
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