On October 26, 2015, the U.S. EPA published new, more stringent ozone standards of 70 ppm, opening the 60-day window of opportunity to file lawsuits seeking review of the new rule. On the same day, Murray Energy Corp., the largest mining company in the United States, filed a Petition for Judicial Review (Petition) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The EPA has estimated that the new National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground level ozone would cost as much as $1.4 billion annually to meet the new, tighter standards. The Petition does not provide the… Read more
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EPA to Issue Guidance for New Ozone Standard
On October 1, 2015, the U.S. EPA issued a final rule (RIN2060-AP38), revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone from 75 ppb to 70 ppb (46 ER 2899, 10215). In a memorandum published simultaneously with the rule, the U.S. EPA indicated its intention to issue guidelines to assist states as they begin the process of implementing the agency’s new ozone standard. One area that will be covered by the guidance is the issuance of permits under the new source review program, which applies to new and modified industrial facilities. Although nonattainment designations under the 2015 ozone standards will not… Read more