EPA Proposes Approving Missouri’s Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Plan for New Madrid County
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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to accept Missouri’s plan to bring sulfur dioxide levels down in a part of New Madrid County. In 2021, the EPA designated this area as failing to meet the 2010 national standard for short-term sulfur dioxide exposure, which requires states to submit a cleanup plan within 18 months. Missouri submitted its plan in May 2023.
Why it matters: This action is mostly administrative. It locks in Missouri’s existing commitments into federal law, which means the state’s current monitoring setup and emission limits for the New Madrid area become federally enforceable. If the plan had failed to meet federal standards, the EPA could have imposed its own requirements, but that is not happening here.
Who it affects
- Industrial facilities in the New Madrid nonattainment area that emit sulfur dioxide
This notice comes from the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register; readers should review the full proposed rule and comment period details before relying on it for compliance or policy decisions.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Source: Federal Register — read the official document