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EPA Determines Phoenix-Mesa Area Will Not Be Unfairly Punished for International Emissions

Agency Finalizes Use of Clean Air Act International Transport Provision to Prevent Phoenix-Mesa from a Higher Non-Attainment Determination

EPA finalized its determination to not reclassify the Phoenix-Mesa area from Moderate to Serious nonattainment under the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
- Release Date: March 23, 2026
EPA Transfers Oversight of Oil Recovery and Cleanup Operations in Kingman County to State Regulators

EPA has transferred the oversight of remaining oil recovery and cleanup operations of the crude oil discharge that impacted an unnamed tributary and the Chikaskia River in south central Kansas to KDHE and KCC.
- Release Date: March 23, 2026
EPA to Share Early Design Plans for New Rail Spurs and Seek Public Input for GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site

EPA News Release: EPA to Share Early Design Plans for New Rail Spurs and Seek Public Input for GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site
- Release Date: March 23, 2026
EPA Expedites Review of Requests from New Hampshire Under the Clean Air Act

EPA News Release: EPA Expedites Review of Requests from New Hampshire Under the Clean Air Act
- Release Date: March 23, 2026

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