Regulation & law · 05/11/2001

EPA Approves Pennsylvania's Air Quality Plan to Reduce VOC and NOX Emissions in Philadelphia Area

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Pennsylvania's revised State Implementation Plan (SIP) to establish Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) standards for eight major polluters in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton ozone nonattainment area, aiming to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions.