{"id":1717,"date":"2020-12-31T16:13:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/epa-clean-air-act-rulemaking-announced-december-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:08:48","slug":"epa-clean-air-act-rulemaking-announced-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"news-and-insights","link":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/epa-clean-air-act-rulemaking-announced-december-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Clean Air Act Rulemaking Announced December 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-8 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <p>On December 7, 2020, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the agency\u2019s decision to retain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), which applies to the NAAQS for both fine and coarse particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), as established by the Obama-Biden Administration. In this virtual press conference, Wheeler noted that the Trump Administration reviewed more than 60,000 public comments before deciding to retain the existing standards.<\/p>\n<p>Particulate matter emissions (including PM10 and PM2.5) have been steadily declining in the U.S. for decades. Since 2016, EPA has re-designated 9 nonattainment areas to attainment for PM2.5 and 12 areas for PM10. Between 2000 and 2019, average PM2.5 concentrations in the U.S. were reduced by 44 percent and average PM10 concentrations decreased by 46 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, the EPA announced a rulemaking that requires the agency to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for every major air pollution regulation and, to the extent possible, to make the data available to the public. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final rule on December 8 and is submitting it for publication in the Federal Register (FR).<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-lg-4 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__top \">\n                                                        <h4>Related Services<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <ul class=\"js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/environmental-health-safety-management\/air-quality\/\" target=\"_self\">Air Quality<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/environmental-assessment-permitting-and-compliance\/air-quality\/air-quality-consulting\/\" target=\"_self\">Air Quality Consulting<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__bottom\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/\" target=\"_self\">View All Services<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-half-text-half-image -->\n\n<section class=\"half-and-half flex-row section-padding image-block-left bg-white text-column-one image-size-cover\">\n    <div class=\"half-and-half-image\">\n        <div class=\"half-and-half-image__wrap\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-696x1024.jpg\" class=\"object-fit\" alt=\"GettyImages-946987164-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1-408x600.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-946987164-1.jpg 1427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"half-and-half-text\">\n        <div class=\"half-and-half-text__wrapper js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <h2>The new rule<\/h2>\n<p>Titled \u201cIncreasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process\u201d, is one of several rulemaking efforts that the Trump Administration is finalizing in its final month that could constrain the Biden Administration\u2019s regulatory authority, at least temporarily. The Biden Administration would have to undergo a lengthy rulemaking process to undo the actions set forth by EPA this month.<\/p>\n<p>This rule restricts the agency to considering only the economic benefits resulting directly from reducing emissions of the targeted pollutant and does not allow secondary benefits from reductions of non-regulated pollutants to be included. The rule also requires EPA to distinguish between domestic benefits and global benefits. Wheeler noted that a key goal of the rule was to educate the public and provide transparency in the rulemaking process.<\/p>\n<h4>Another rule could be revealed before the year is out<\/h4>\n<p>Wheeler said EPA is racing to finalize a rulemaking that would restrict the \u201ctypes of science\u201d the agency can consider when setting air pollution limits.<\/p>\n<p>Any new administration brings forth uncertainty for industry; however, these rulemakings should provide some short term stability for industrial clients, as more stringent emission standards could restrict production and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-half-text-half-image -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-cta-bar -->\n<section class=\"global-cta innerpage-cta default\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"global-cta-wrapper  \">\n                                            <h2>S&rsquo;adapter au <br>changement<\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"global-cta-image\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"316.566\" height=\"369\" viewBox=\"0 0 316.566 369\">\n                        <defs>\n                            <pattern id=\"pattern\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" viewBox=\"117.006 0 316.566 369\">\n                                <image preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid slice\" width=\"655.35\" height=\"369\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ee35aebc-coal-plant_fotosearch_11561110.webp\"><\/image>\n                            <\/pattern>\n                        <\/defs>\n                        <path id=\"Union_8\" data-name=\"Union 8\" d=\"M72.087,369,206.869,190.294h109.7L182.891,369ZM0,195.818H68.4l28.66,44.507L68.4,286.43Zm0-10.747L68.4,94.466l28.66,46.1L68.4,185.071Zm205.769-6.365L72.087,0h109.7L316.566,178.706Z\" fill=\"url(#pattern)\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"global-cta-content\">\n                    <p>Collaborez avec les praticiens test\u00e9s de TRC<\/p>\n                    <p>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/contact-us\/\" title=\"Contact Us\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" >Contact Us<\/a>                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-cta-bar -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-news-and-insights -->\n<section class=\"image-cards image-cards--news-and-insights section-margins image-cards--with-slider image-cards--innerpage\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"image-cards__wrap\">\n            <div class=\"image-cards__left\">\n                <div>\n                    <h2>Partager nos perspectives<\/h2>\n<p>Nos praticiens partagent leurs id\u00e9es et leurs points de vue sur les tendances et les d\u00e9fis qui fa\u00e7onnent le march\u00e9.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"image-cards__btn\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/\" title=\"View More\" class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" >View More<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"image-cards__right\">\n                    <div class=\"js-image-cards-slider fx-slider\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/innerpage-news-and-insights -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPA announces Clean Air Act Rulemaking in the final month of the current administration and indicates more could be announced before the new administration comes into office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7149,"template":"","tags":[602,135],"news-and-insights-category":[360],"services-category":[1001],"custom_category":[],"class_list":["post-1717","news-and-insights","type-news-and-insights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-quality","tag-air-quality-consulting","news-and-insights-category-regulatory-updates","services-category-environmental-assessment-permitting-compliance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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