EPA Approves South Carolina's Plan to Reduce Ozone Pollution in Charlotte Area

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved South Carolina's request to redesignate a portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina ozone nonattainment area to attainment, meeting the state's criteria under the Clean Air Act. This move aims to reduce ozone pollution in the region, which includes parts of York County, South Carolina, and Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union, and Iredell counties in North Carolina.