EPA Loosens Clean Air Rules
By Elizabeth Shogren
Times Staff Writer
2:18 PM PDT, August 27, 2003
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration revised regulations in the Clean Air Act today, exempting companies from installing new pollution control devices if they modify their facilities in ways that may make the plants more efficient even if they also increase pollution.
The decision, which came in response to years of pressure from industry, allows a utility, refinery, manufacturing plant or other large industrial facility to spend up to 20% of the costs to replace a major component of its plant on repairs without triggering the "new source review" provision of the act.
Making plants more efficient usually means less workers. In exchange for which they are allowed to create more emissions before being forced to clean up their act.
Makes perfect sense.
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