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FAST Planning recommended letter to EPA seeks relief from PM2.5 sanctions tied to highway funding
Summary
FAST Planning policy board was asked to consider a letter to the U.S. EPA and congressional delegation arguing that Fairbanks’ PM2.5 nonattainment is largely from stationary sources (wood stoves) and asking EPA to reconsider sanctions that could affect federal highway funds.
At the May 13 meeting the planning commission heard a report about recent FAST Planning actions urging the policy board to seek administrative relief from U.S. EPA rules tied to PM2.5 nonattainment.
The report said FAST Planning recommended a letter asking federal authorities to distinguish sanctions for mobile‑source emissions from those tied to stationary sources, because in Fairbanks much of the PM2.5 problem is driven by residential wood‑burning…
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