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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Aug. 19?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Determination of Clean Data for the 2006 Fine Particulate Standard for the Charleston Area.

More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency on Aug. 19

Title
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Notice of Regional Waiver Pursuant to Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to Mason County, WA
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Control of Emissions of Organic Materials That Are Not Regulated by Volatile Organic Compound Reasonably Available Control Technology Rules
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; Revised Definitions; Construction Permit Program Fee Increases; Regulation 3
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Determination of Clean Data for the 2006 Fine Particulate Standard for the Charleston Area
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Adhesives and Sealants Rule
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Adoption of Plastic Parts and Business Machines Coating Standards