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  • 2025-00559 — Air Plan Approval; Washington; Olympic Region Clean Air Agency, Recreational Fires
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5693
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a change to the Washington State Implementation Plan, removing a ban on small recreational fires in Thurston County. This ban, which was mistakenly added in 2013, covered fires using seasoned firewood or charcoal, commonly seen in backyards and campfires. The EPA confirmed that removing the ban won't harm air quality in the area. This update allows recreational fires in specific cities and surrounding areas within Thurston County, effective February 18, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA said it's okay for people in a part of Washington to have small campfires again, because it won't make the air dirty, starting in February 2025.

  • 2024-30536 — Air Plan Approval; WA; Excess Emissions, Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Revisions, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 105456
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule approving revisions to Washington State's air quality regulations, submitted by the Department of Ecology in 2023. These changes address deficiencies identified by the EPA in 2015 regarding excess emissions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. The approval includes the removal of certain outdated provisions from the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council's regulations that were not consistent with the Clean Air Act. Additionally, revised regulations are now incorporated by reference, making them enforceable under federal law.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA made changes to Washington State's air rules to fix old problems with pollution during power plant start-ups and shutdowns, so now everything follows the national clean air rules, and folks will have to follow these updated rules.