California Haze Plan Finally Wins Full EPA Approval
Published Date: 6/18/2025
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Summary
The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to California’s updated plan to clear up regional haze and improve air quality in special natural areas. This plan helps keep the skies clearer by cutting pollution and follows new rules for the next few years. It affects communities near these protected spots and supports cleaner air without extra costs right now.
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EPA OKs California Plan to Clear Regional Haze
The EPA is proposing to approve California's updated regional haze plan that California submitted on August 9, 2022. The plan aims to reduce pollution and make skies clearer in mandatory Class I Federal areas (special natural places) during the program's second implementation period, and the proposal says it supports cleaner air without imposing extra costs right now.
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