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  • 2021-00233 — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Carbon Black Production Residual Risk and Technology Review and Carbon Black Production Area Sources Technology Review
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    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3054
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the carbon black production industry. The proposal aims to improve air quality by addressing hazardous emissions from production units, setting new requirements for startup, shutdown, and malfunction processes, and mandating electronic reporting of specific data. Additionally, the EPA evaluated the risks of emissions and decided that while the risks are currently acceptable, these updates will help ensure better protection of public health and the environment. The changes will also include electronic reporting to make data collection more efficient and transparent.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make sure the air stays clean by changing some rules for factories that make carbon black, a material used in products like tires. They want these factories to follow better practices to control pollution and report their results electronically to make it easier for everyone to see how well they’re doing.

  • 2024-29137 — Findings of Failure To Attain and Reclassification of Areas in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin as Serious for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 101901
    Reading Time:about 20 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that several areas in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin have failed to meet the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards by the required deadline. As a result, these areas will be reclassified as "Serious" nonattainment zones starting January 16, 2025. This reclassification means that they must now meet stricter regulations to reduce ozone pollution by August 3, 2027. This decision is part of the EPA's duty to ensure air quality improves in areas that do not meet federal standards.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA found out that some places in the Midwest, like parts of Illinois and Wisconsin, have too much bad air (ozone) and didn't fix it in time. So now, these areas will have to follow stricter rules to clean the air by a new deadline.