Remarks of Ann Weeks, for Clean Air Task Force Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAAQS, Fed. Reg. 68,964 (Oct. 30, 2020)

Clean Air Task Force argues that the EPA's proposed ozone reductions are insufficient, urging the agency to address the 2015 ozone standard, expand NOx controls to industrial and transportation sectors, and analyze the environmental justice impacts of power plant emissions and trading programs.

• The EPA proposes that nine of the 21 states under review will have no additional significant contribution to downwind nonattainment or issues maintaining the 2008 ozone standard from 2021 onwards. For the remaining 12 states, the EPA proposes requiring existing power plants to use installed controls or further control NOx emissions to address downwind ozone problems.
• Clean Air Task Force asserts that the EPA must implement the tighter 2015 ozone standard and expand its focus beyond the power sector to include NOx emission controls for the transportation sector and industrial sources.
• The document highlights that EPA has not quantified the immediate public health benefits of the proposed emissions reductions, despite the existence of established metrics for doing so.
• The EPA is urged to analyze the environmental justice implications of its proposal, specifically noting that lower-income people and persons of color are more likely to live near power plants and that trading programs could negatively impact these communities.

APA

Weeks, A. (2020). Remarks of Ann Weeks, for Clean Air Task Force Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAAQS, Fed. Reg. 68,964 (Oct. 30, 2020). Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/21092633/CATF.Weeks-PH-comments-on-Proposed-CSAPR-Remand-resp.11.12.20-1.pdf

Chicago

Weeks, Ann. Remarks of Ann Weeks, for Clean Air Task Force Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAAQS, Fed. Reg. 68,964 (Oct. 30, 2020). Clean Air Task Force, 2020. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/21092633/CATF.Weeks-PH-comments-on-Proposed-CSAPR-Remand-resp.11.12.20-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{weeks2020remarks, author = {Weeks, Ann}, title = {{Remarks of Ann Weeks, for Clean Air Task Force Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAAQS, Fed. Reg. 68,964 (Oct. 30, 2020)}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/21092633/CATF.Weeks-PH-comments-on-Proposed-CSAPR-Remand-resp.11.12.20-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }