Air
Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (Fourth External Review
Draft) [revised Chapter 9, August 2004] - A revised Chapter
9 is now available for public review and comment and will be reviewed
by CASAC via a publically accessible teleconference on September
20, 2004.
Supplement to proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule released
The Bush administration released a supplement to its proposed Clean
Air Interstate Rule, providing additional implementation details,
including model cap-and-trade programs for power plants that states
may adopt to achieve required emissions reductions.
News
Release
Trends Report: National ozone concentrations at lowest levels
since 1980
Ozone is at its lowest level nationally since 1980, but the downward
trend is slowing. One-hour levels have been reduced by 29% and 8-hour
levels by 21%. Ozone levels are still decreasing nationwide, but
the rate of decrease for 8-hour levels has slowed since 1990. EPA
recently proposed rules to reduce the emission and transport of
pollutants that result in ozone.
News
release | More information
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Letter | Chart
The Clean Air Act
provides the legal authority for EPA's air pollution control programs.
The Region 2 office administers this law in New York, New Jersey,
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. Region 2 staff
work to improve the region's air quality and protect public health
by:
- Working with state and local governments to develop effective
air pollution control programs,
- Overseeing state and local transportation planning, including
the development of motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs,
- Working with industry to ensure compliance with federal standards
on air pollutant emissions,
- Conducting inspections of federally regulated facilities to
monitor air emissions,
- Ensuring enforcement of federal laws standards for asbestos
demolition and renovation,
- Conducting comprehensive air quality studies in communities
where there are suspected links between air pollution and health
risks, and
- Working with the Department of Justice on civil and criminal
enforcement of air pollution laws.
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