Energy & environment · 28/12/2004

EPA Approves District of Columbia Air Quality Implementation Plan with Emissions Fee for Ozone Nonattainment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved revisions to the District of Columbia's State Implementation Plan for ozone, requiring major polluters to pay a fee if the area fails to meet the national air quality standard by November 15, 2005, and must pay the fee starting in 2006 until the area is redesigned for attainment.