Sunday, January 17, 1999
EPA says Ohio plan unacceptable
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio proposal that would order companies to reduce coal-burning power plant emissions by 65 percent rather than 85 percent is unacceptable, federal officials said.
Ohio's proposal does not go far enough to reduce pollution, said David Ryan, a spokesman for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is ordering states to meet the higher standard.
“We stand behind our rule. It is a final rule,” Mr. Ryan said Friday. “We are going to work closely with these states, (but) we are not backing off on our rule.”
Mr. Ryan said Ohio ranked third nationwide in total nitrogen oxide pollution in 1996.
In October, the federal EPA ordered emissions cuts as part of a national plan that goes into effect in 2003 to reduce the amount of ozone that creates smog problems.
The state is standing by its reduction effort, even though not complying with the federal standard could result in sanctions, including withholding grant and highway money.
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