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ArticlesUSEPA Proposes Further Restrictions On Emission Of Nitrogen Oxides
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") has proposed requiring New Jersey and certain other states in the eastern United States to revise their state implementation plans ("SIPs") to restrict further the production of oxides of nitrogen ("NOx"), one of the main precursors of ozone. Ground level ozone has been linked to a variety of ill effects upon human health and the environment, including decreased lung function and possible long-term damage to the lungs as well as foliar damage and agricultural crop yield loss. USEPA is issuing this proposal in response to the findings of the Ozone Transport Assessment Group ("OTAG"), a working group comprised of representatives of affected states that studied the problem of certain states' inability to attain the national ambient air quality standards ("NAAQS") for ozone due to the transport of ozone and its precursors from up-wind states. USEPA proposes to adopt OTAG's finding that the transport of ozone from certain states in the OTAG region, including New Jersey, significantly contributes to the nonattainment of the NAAQS for ozone or interferes with the adherence to this standard. Further, USEPA is proposing levels of NOx emissions that each of the affected states will be required to achieve, but will leave the means by which each of the states achieves its NOx emissions budget to that state's discretion. If USEPA is successful in adopting this proposal, New Jersey may be requested to revise its SIP to provide more stringent control on emissions of NOx. Successful implementation of this proposal may lead to a decrease in ground level ozone and a decrease in the negative effects attributable to it. For more information contact envpart@riker.com |
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