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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Environment - "EPA Proposes Withdrawal of Bush-Era Air Toxics Assessment "
Robin Bravender reports for the NY Times late today in a lengthy entry that begins:
U.S. EPA has proposed withdrawing part of a George W. Bush-era air toxics regulation, saying the rule may not accurately characterize the risk posed by petroleum refinery emissions. [ILB emphasis] * * *Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson signed a final rule (pdf) for the petroleum refining sector just days before the Bush administration left office. The rule -- issued under a court-ordered deadline -- would have retained the 1995 air toxics standards for refineries, requiring no additional controls or toxic-pollution reduction measures. Environmentalists argued that the risk assessment was based on estimates that drastically underestimated refineries' toxic emissions.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 21, 2009 05:49 PM
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