EPA Finalizes Determination of Failure to Attain Air Quality Standards in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a determination that the Fairbanks North Star Borough failed to meet the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards by the December 31, 2019 deadline. The EPA has also denied the state's request to extend this deadline, which will require the state to submit a new State Implementation Plan by December 31, 2020.