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Attainment Area
Attainment Area: - An area considered to have air quality as good as or better than the national ambient air quality standards as defined in the Clean Air Act. An area may be an attainment area for one pollutant and a non-attainment area for others. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Attainment Area:: |
Arizona Republic,...they could ride on high-pollution advisory days for ozone (they can), and many still aren't sure which lands are included in the non-attainment area.
US Steel receives health department approval for new coke oven battery - Jul 25, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The area, which includes about 25000 people who live in Clairton, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln and Port Vue, is classified as a non-attainment area for
Colorado officials worry about ozone oozing from New Mexico - Jul 24, 2008
Durango Herald,...health officials will be looking to answer many questions if San Juan County, NM, is declared a non-attainment area for ozone, as is close to occurring.
Up in smoke - Jul 17, 2008
New Times SLO,If SLO County is declared a “non-attainment� area for federal ozone limits, “It would mean a big bureaucratic paper chase, with significant planning
CARB wants to require 2007 engine standards for many trucks by 2012 - Aug 1, 2008
Land Line Magazine,Attainment area counties include Alpine, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, San Benito, San Luis Obispo,
Commission to seek clean air action alerts - Jul 18, 2008
Pekin Daily Times,..."If you're in a non-attainment area, you have to clean up the air according to the federal standard." Kohlbuss said the plan would be written up by the
EPA Proposes to OK DFW Air Quality Plan - Jul 8, 2008
EP Magazine,North Texas also is leading the nation to reduce pollution from power plants in the nine county non-attainment area. All are subject to the strictest air
W. Feliciana mulls 4-day work week - Jul 8, 2008
2TheAdvocate,West Feliciana has not been included in the five-parish “non-attainment area� for ozone pollution, but the federal standards have changed.
Public Hearing to Be Held for Proposal on Air Pollutant - Jul 9, 2008
ReadMedia (Press Release),The New York City Metropolitan Area (NYMA) has been designated a non-attainment area for PM 2.5. The NYMA nonattainment area include the five boroughs of
The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond - Jul 16, 2008
Durango Telegraph,San Juan County is about to be designated a non-attainment area for ozone pollution; and the plant’s technology is actually behind the times.
We all lose if air quality isn't monitored - Jul 8, 2008
Bradenton Herald,Then it was proposed that Manatee would be assigned to the Tampa Bay non-attainment area, automatically lowering our standards assessment.
DEQ official warns Ottawa County on air quality - Nov 29, 2007
Grand Haven Tribune,...particulate matter pollution in the region before next December, the time when the EPA will make its final decision about the non-attainment area.
EPA Ozone Rule Could Bring Economic Headache - Nov 29, 2007
Manufacturers' Blog,..."But competition could come if your competitor is in an attainment area." What does Wagner suggest? EPA should put on the brakes and ensure every region
Owens inks pair of Phelps Dodge permits - Nov 28, 2007
Arizona Silver Belt,Presently Miami and the surrounding vicinity are designated as a federal non-attainment area for coarse particulate matter 10 micrometers or smaller in size
VIDEO: Mobility addressed in regional summit - Nov 15, 2007
McKinney Courier Gazette,The first involves nine North Texas counties in a federal air quality non-attainment area. Funding could be lost by 2010 for non-attainment.
Waco holding its breath as EPA prepares tougher smog rules - Nov 3, 2007
Waco Tribune Herald,But the EPA is proposing to adopt tougher standards in March 2008, and that has city of Waco leaders worried about becoming a non-attainment area.
Denver broke ozone rules - Nov 20, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,...including the Denver area but the Environmental Protection Agency briefly put off declaring the region as a "non-attainment area," or out of compliance,
Federal lawsuit filed over TCE testing - Nov 15, 2007
Ft. Washington Montgomery Newspapers,In the suit, Goodman charges all three defendants with violating the Clean Air Act. Because Montgomery County is in a "non-attainment area" for safe ozone
Short list for bad air to include Tacoma - Nov 8, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),Also, the fact that Puget Sound Clean Air Agency officials excluded Sumner, Orting and Bonney Lake from the proposed “non-attainment� area does not
Lobby opposes ozone standards - Nov 22, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),..."So we can get there without having to make this standard more stringent and increase the boundary of our non-attainment area." In his letter, Haney noted
Ask A Mechanic: November 27, 2007 - Nov 27, 2007
TheCarConnection.comSince you live in a non-attainment area (where you have to take your car in for an emissions inspection), the performance warranty covers adjustments for 2
Cache is struggling to clear its murky air - Nov 12, 2007
Deseret News,If the averages for 2005, 2006 and 2007 don't improve significantly, the EPA will likely designate Cache Valley as a non-attainment area in December 2008,
Building the Green Supply Chain - Nov 14, 2007
Supply & Demand Chain Executive,...non-attainment area restrictions on truck idling in metropolitan areas that have not met air quality standards, and other government regulations.
Look what's in the air - Nov 8, 2007
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers,If local and state officials aren't successful in bringing down pollution levels, the EPA could declare Pinal County a "non-attainment area," prompting
SW Colorado may exceed ozone standards by 2020 - Aug 9, 2007
Durango Herald,The region may join the Front Range as a non-attainment area, subjecting it to scrutiny by the US Environmental Protection Agency, said Cynthia Cody,
Breathing easier - but room for improvement remains - Aug 12, 2007
Kingston Daily Freeman,In 2004, Dutchess County was placed in the Mid-Hudson non-attainment area, which also includes Rockland and Orange counties. Werner said the decision to
Air quality improving in portions of Eastern Ky. - Aug 6, 2007
Huntington Herald Dispatch,...and the state Environmental and Protection Cabinet petitioned the federal agency to redesignate Boyd County as an attainment area last September.
Denver takes aim at ozone pollution - Aug 2, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,..."Unfortunately, once you get into this non-attainment area, you're going to be here for a really long time," he said. Lloyd's comments came Thursday
Clean, green focus will help Port step up to competition - Aug 2, 2007
Seattle Times,We are one of only a couple of major ports in the country that currently are within an "attainment area" — meaning we meet all federal clean-air standards.
Oklahoma: Air quality at issue in sweltering summer - Aug 16, 2007
Joplin Globe,...require the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to develop a clean-air plan tailored specifically for each non-attainment area, Bary said.
ST Wooten asphalt plant nearing completion - Aug 4, 2007
Roxboro Courier Times,...comply with “stricter state requirements for air emissions� since Person County is now in a “non-attainment area� pertaining to air quality standards.
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