Environmental Defense Fund filed 18 comments on this docket between May 18, 2020 and Dec 16, 2021. 245 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1218d ago.
Please see the attached file with comments from Environmental Defense Fund on the Draft Policy Assessment for the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Respectfully, Taylor Bacon Environmental Defense Fund tbacon@edf.org
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached comment letter on behalf of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Sincerely, Rachel Fullmer Environmental Defense Fund 2060 Broadway, Suite 300 Boulder, CO 80302 rfullmer@edf.org
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Please see the attached files that are attachments to comment # 1k4-9hjc-8gs8 - Comment of Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Protection Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Administrator Wheeler: Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Protection Network, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Moms Clean Air Force, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Clean Air Task Force, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Integrity Project, Union of Concerned Scientists, Environment Texas, Coalition of Community Organizations, Downwinders at Risk, Achieving Community Tasks Successfully, Coalition for Environment, Equity and Resilience, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice call on you to immediately suspend the public comment deadline and public hearing date on EPA's proposal to maintain the outdated National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. Please see our attached request letter. This deeply flawed proposal does not protect public health and was already the result of an improperly truncated process. Now EPA has issued this proposal amid a national public health crisis and in a manner that further impedes required public participation and is inconsistent with basic legal safeguards under the Clean Air Act. It is manifestly unreasonable and dangerous to take an action of such great importance to our nation's public health and require the public to comment by June 29. In addition to its egregious timing, EPA's proposal undercuts the foundational air quality protections at the heart of EPA's work and mission. The implications of this rulemaking are far-reaching, both for the health and well-being of people and their communities. We know that particle pollution causes heart disease, lung disease, and increases in early deathand that the people suffering from these conditions may be at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Moreover, environmental justice communities whose lives are directly and often disproportionally impacted by exposure to particle pollution, are responding to the immediate needs of their communities as the economic and health impacts of the pandemic spread. EPA must ensure comments can be delivered in multiple formats over a reasonable period of time to help ensure public participation is not limited from communities facing other significant challenges. This underscores the need for more time to ensure full public participation and the vital importance of ensuring these pollution protections are strong enough to protect human health both during and after the COVID-19 crisis. Because of the importance of the NAAQS as foundational national, public health safeguards, we request that EPA suspend the public comment period during the pendency of the national emergency declaration and provide at least 90 days for comment and three public hearings once the national emergency is lifted. It is essential that EPA afford the public adequate time and accessibility to the public hearings to thoughtfully consider the effects of this final rulemaking and an opportunity to be publicly heard on key issues, particularly where EPA's proposal is at odds with its core mission to protect human health and the environment. Sincerely, Rachel Fullmer Senior Attorney, US Clean Air Environmental Defense Fund 2060 Broadway, Suite 300 Boulder, CO 80302 rfullmer@edf.org
Based on EPA’s reconsideration of the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for particulate matter (PM), the EPA proposes to revise the primary annual PM2.5 standard by lowering the level. The Agency proposes to retain the current primary 24-hour PM2.5 standard and the primary 24-hour PM10 standard. The Agency also proposes not to change the secondary 24-hour PM2.5 standard, secondary annual PM2.5 standard, and secondary 24-hour PM10 standard at this time. The EPA also proposes revisions to other key aspects related to the PM NAAQS, including revisions to the Air Quality Index and monitoring requirements for PM NAAQS.
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