EPA to ‘reconsider’ air quality rules as Texas faces diesel price 'disaster'
The EPA will reconsider air-quality regulations following concerns from Texas officials regarding the economic impact of existing rules on diesel prices.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.” The letter sent by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) responded to concern from officials in the Lone Star State that rules from the Biden and Obama administrations are causing “significant economic harm.” “Texas...
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