WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, led seven of her colleagues in writing a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting stronger oversight over Clean Air Act standards.
The letter addresses the agency's progress towards issuing area designations for the 2024 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), as required by the Clean Air Act, and reports that the area designations may not be completed by the upcoming February 6, 2026, deadline. The Senators ask critical questions regarding the expected release of ar...