The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved revisions to the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District's (MDAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions involve updating rules for managing air pollutants such as volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter. The changes aim to ensure that the SIP reflects current rules that align with those enforced by the MDAQMD. The final rules will become effective on January 3, 2025, and include the incorporation of certain administrative and prohibitory standards into the SIP.
Simple Explanation
The EPA has updated some rules to help keep the air clean in a part of California, and these rules will start soon, in the beginning of January 2025. They want to make sure the rules they have match the rules that are already followed in that area.