The EPA announces plans to reject Alaska’s state improvement plan
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - UPDATE: On January 9 a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the State of Alaska is allowed to intervene in a lawsuit, Citizens for Clean Air v. Michael S. Regan, which is trying force the EPA to either approve or disapprove the state’s implementation plan.After 13 years of working with the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce health-threatening PM2.5 emissions, the EPA says it will not give the state its stamp of approval for plans to reduce emission levels.
While PM2.5 levels in Fairbanks have fallen since 2015, the EPA says the current plan will not decrease the levels enough to satisfy requirements for federal compliance. Nearly 90% of the emissions in the borough and surrounding areas are caused by residential wood smoke. “It’s really hard to speculate what might happen. I can say that between the State of Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation efforts and the borough’s, it is our goal to maintain the ability to burn wood in the interior. However, doing so responsibly and making sure our devices are clean so we can limit the emission of particulates as much as possible,” said FNSB Air Quality Control Manager, Steven Hoke.
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