API criticises EPA’s particle standard proposal
API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman has stated that EPA’s particle standards proposal fails to include all options to improve air quality and could hamper investments in America’s energy future and the US economy.
In 2000 – 2010, concentrations of particulate matter PM 2.5 fell by 27%, according to EPA. Three fourths of Americans today live in areas where air quality meets today’s standards, and this trend will continue.
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‘Air quality will continue to improve dramatically under the current government standards, but EPA’s proposal could substantially increase costs to states, municipalities, businesses and ultimately consumers without justified benefits. We are concerned that it could come at a significant economic cost and lost investments and limit our ability to produce the energy our nation needs.
‘EPA based its proposal on a faulty scientific analysis: important scientific data have been ignored and other purported findings have been misinterpreted. A more objective review of the science would conclude that the current standards should be considered among the regulatory options to continue improving air quality.
‘A more stringent rule will discourage economic investment in counties that fail to meet new federal standards. It’s in our interest to have both clean air and a vibrant domestic economy. However, the new standards would put many regions out of attainment, and companies considering a place to build a plant or refinery could perceive non-attainment as non-investment.’
Adapted from press release by Joe Hester.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/18062012/api_epa_particle_standard_criticism/
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