What They Are Saying | EPA Prescribed Fires Guidance to Air Agencies
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08/15/2019 WASHINGTON (Aug. 15, 2019) - On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new guidance that will help state, local and tribal air agencies and key federal partners show that certain air quality impacts from prescribed fire on wildlands should be excluded from some regulatory uses. The guidance, Exceptional Events Guidance: Prescribed Fire on Wildland that May Influence Ozone and Particulate Matter Concentrations, will help streamline the demonstration development and review process. State and federal elected officials had the following to say: U.S. Representative Greg Walden (OR-2), ranking...