EPA Confirms Adequacy of New York Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Ozone Nonattainment Area

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that the 2020 emissions budgets for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) submitted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are sufficient for transportation conformity in the New York portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 8-hour ozone nonattainment area, as required by the 2008 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone.