EPA Loosens Policy on 'Major' Polluters
Jan 17, 2024
A view of the smokestack of the 47-year old Cheswick coal-fired power plant October 26, 2017, in Springdale, Pennsylvania. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) At a Glance The "once in, always in" policy, part ofthe Clean Air Act, is being revoked. The policy, in place since 1995,mandated that a source of pollution deemed "major" would always remain so and be regulated as such.Opponents of the move say it will allow hundreds of facilities to increase dangerous emissions. The U.S. Environmental Agency hasreversed...