The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) requested by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This revision concerns rules for controlling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from offset lithographic printing operations in Wisconsin. The new rules align with EPA's 2006 guidelines and clarify VOC requirements for printing facilities across nine Wisconsin counties. The approval was finalized without public comments and will be effective starting March 15, 2021.
Simple Explanation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is giving a thumbs-up to Wisconsin's new rules that help keep the air clean by controlling how much smelly stuff, called VOCs, can come from big printing machines in certain areas. These new rules will start on March 15, 2021, and will help make sure the air stays nice and fresh without adding new things to worry about.