Clean Air Groups Fear Rubber Stamp of Emissions Plans (Correct)

The Trump administration vowed to rid the EPA of a backlog of decisions on state plans to manage air pollution. Now advocates wonder if faster analysis raises the risk that the plans may not effectively mitigate dirty air.

States and tribes create State Implementation Plans, or SIPs, in response to federally-set air pollution limits, and those plans must be approved or overhauled by the EPA according to Clean Air Act deadlines.

These plans are part of National Ambient Air Quality Standards, which govern emissions from six air pollutants that are harmful to human health, including ozone and particulate matter. States ...