EPA Reversal of Earlier Decision on North Dakota's Air Pollution Plan
Official: Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: North Dakota; Reconsideration and Repeal of Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period
Reading: The EPA is reconsidering and repealing a partial approval of North Dakota's regional haze control plan, signaling a potential rollback or relaxation of earlier haze-reduction requirements.
The specific details of what this reversal means for pollution levels or compliance deadlines are not provided in this notice.
In clear language
The EPA is reconsidering and repealing an earlier partial approval it gave to North Dakota's plan for reducing regional haze (visible air pollution from distant sources). This action affects air quality standards that apply across the region, including in neighboring states. The specific details of what this reversal means for pollution levels or compliance deadlines are not provided in this notice.
How does this affect you?
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Who does this affect?
- Residents in North Dakota and neighboring states (including parts of New Jersey in regional air transport corridors) who breathe air affected by regional haze
- Power plants and industrial facilities in North Dakota required to meet air quality standards
- State environmental agencies that manage air quality plans
What can you do?
- Review the full EPA docket at regulations.gov to understand how this affects your state's air quality
- Contact your state environmental agency to ask how this reversal impacts New Jersey's air quality
Timeline
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- Comment period closed: 2026-10-10
- 2026-09-09: EPA published this reconsideration notice
- 2026-10-10: Public comment period closed
No New Jersey official has a verified action on this policy yet.
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