Petition To Add Seven Criteria Air Pollutants
On December 2, 2009, the Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org requested that the EPA recognize that carbon dioxide and other GHGs are reasonably anticipated to endanger public health and welfare. Petitioners proposed that EPA list carbon dioxide as a criteria air pollutant, as outlined in the Clean Air Act. They also requested that the EPA set NAAQS for carbon dioxide at no greater than 350 ppm- a “level that accurately reflects the most recent scientific knowledge.” Petitioners further requested that EPA designate the six other greenhouse gases, highlighted in Mass v. EPA, as criteria pollutants as well and establish pollution caps for them. Furthermore, the petitioners proposed that nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) be regulated as a criteria air pollutant in addition to the other six.
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