Non-Attainment Area

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Non-Attainment Area: - Area that does not meet one or more of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the criteria pollutants designated in the Clean Air Act.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Non-Attainment Area::

Off-roaders could be kicked off trust land  -  Jul 29, 2008
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

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

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.

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

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

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 27, 2007
HollandSentinel.com,...particulate matter pollution in the region before next December, the time when the EPA will make its final decision about the non-attainment area.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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,

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

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,

EPA mandates changing small engines  -  Aug 24, 2007
Weatherford Democrat,The Dallas-Fort Worth air-quality non-attainment area voluntarily followed suit and ethanol-blended gasoline is now commonly available.

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

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.

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

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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