EPA Approves Georgia's Plan to Meet 1997 PM 2.5 Air Quality Standards

Summary

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Georgia's plan to redesignate the Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) nonattainment area to attainment, meeting the 1997 annual PM 2.5 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The approval includes a state implementation plan (SIP) revision and motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and PM 2.5 for the Georgia portion of the area, which includes Catoosa and Walker Counties.