Regulation & law · 16/12/2013

EPA Finds Delaware's Attainment Plan for Philadelphia-Wilmington-New Jersey Air Quality Standard Adequate for Transportation Conformity

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) in Delaware's 1997 fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Attainment Plan are sufficient for transportation conformity purposes, requiring the state to use the 2012 MVEBs for future conformity determinations.