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Committee approves bill requiring EPA‑approved, quality‑assured air data for enforcement
Summary
The Committee on Natural Resources and Energy approved House Bill 137, which requires ‘‘scientifically defensible’’ and EPA‑accepted data collection methods for enforcement of air quality standards; advocates warned the language could limit use of low‑cost community monitors.
The Committee on Natural Resources and Energy approved House Bill 137 on a committee vote, adopting a committee substitute that specifies only ‘‘scientifically defensible and quality‑assured’’ air monitoring data accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be used to determine compliance with air pollution standards.
The committee vote followed testimony from Rusty Chris, an attorney representing the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, who said the substitute narrows admissible evidence to methods that produce ‘‘scientifically defensible’’ results and that nothing in the bill prevents citizens from reporting odors to local air pollution control districts for…
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