EPA Proposes Expansion of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants to Include More Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Operations

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to expand the scope of its national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) to include more shipbuilding and ship repair operations, particularly those involving the surface coating of larger vessels and military or commercial ships less than 20 meters in length