The EPA is considering stricter PM2.5 pollution standards that could force Utah to make changes, and the agency wants to hear from the public.
Unhealthy air quality settles over Salt Lake Valley on Friday, Feb. 3 2023. The EPA is currently considering whether it will implement stricter particle pollution standards — which could force Utah officials to make significant changes.The Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering whether it will implement stricter particle pollution standards — which could force Utah officials to make significant changes.
But the federal agency is also considering a stricter 24-hour monitoring standard, which would force the state to make changes. And the EPA is asking the public to weigh in. Lowering the 24-hour standard would mark a much greater impact, however, because Utah is already “very close to exceeding” the current 24-hour standard, and decreasing it would require intervention to reduce emissions, Bird said.
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