EPA Approves NJ's Plan to Keep PM2.5 Pollution Low
Published Date: 7/31/2025
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Summary
The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to New Jersey’s plan to keep the air clean in Northern and Southern New Jersey for another 10 years, focusing on tiny particles called PM2.5. This plan helps protect people’s health by making sure pollution stays low without extra costs or big changes. It’s all set to keep the air fresh through 2034, thanks to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s smart work.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
NJ PM2.5 Plan Approved For 10 Years
The EPA is proposing to approve New Jersey’s limited maintenance plan (LMP) to keep the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 air quality standard for Northern and Southern New Jersey for a second 10-year maintenance period through 2034. New Jersey submitted the plan on July 6, 2023 and supplemented it on June 6, 2024.
Transportation Conformity Review Completed
The EPA completed the adequacy review of New Jersey’s PM2.5 limited maintenance plan for transportation conformity purposes on June 7, 2024. That adequacy finding relates to how transportation plans and projects in the affected New Jersey areas are reviewed against the PM2.5 standard.
Plan Says No New Costs Or Major Changes
The EPA notes New Jersey’s plan keeps pollution low and protects health without imposing extra costs or big changes. The plan covers PM2.5 maintenance for the second 10-year period, with the submission on July 6, 2023 and a supplement on June 6, 2024.
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