EPA will hold three public hearings on its proposal to revise air quality standards for fine and coarse particles in Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. The hearings will all take place on March 8, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(more…)

On December 20, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced new limits on how much particle pollution can be in outdoor air. Unfortunately, despite a strong scientific consensus that both the annual and daily limits needed to be tighter to protect public health, EPA failed to propose adequate standards.
(more…)

EPA staff scientists have recommended analysis of the risks assocated with 8-hour ozone standards ranging from the current standard of 0.08 ppm down to a much tighter level 0.06 ppm. The recommendations are contained in the first draff ozone Staff Paper released for public and peer review on November 15, 2005.
(more…)

EPA has published a second and final draft ozone Criteria Document for public review and comment. The 1,800 page document includes a summary report, and detailed annexes for each of the chapters.
(more…)

Statement of Norman Edelman, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the American Lung Association on the release of the final EPA Staff Paper on the Review of the Air Quality Standards for Particulates
(more…)

EPA’s panel of independent science reviewers have endorsed adoption of more stringent annual average and daily standards for fine particles.

(more…)

EPA has named new members of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel and has scheduled a public meeting May 4-5, 2005 to review the first draft of the ozone Criteria Document (CD).
(more…)

An EPA “Staff Paper” concludes that the current air quality standards for particulate matter are not protective of public health and recommends tightening the standards for fine particles.

(more…)

In the first major step toward reviewing the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, the U.S. EPA has published a draft criteria document for public comment and peer review.
(more…)

Inhalation of diesel exhaust emissions is likely to pose a lung cancer hazard to humans, according to an EPA report.

(more…)