On November 24, 2025 WESTAR submitted comments to the docket for EPA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). The comments addressed each of EPA’s eighteen main questions within the ANPRM […]
WESTAR and several other MJOs sent a letter to EPA urging the development of future year emissions projections data necessary for air modeling for state, local and tribal government to […]
On August 4th, 2025, WESTAR submitted comments on EPA’s renewal information collection request (ICR) for the Air Emissions Reporting Rule (AERR). EPA is seeking approval to renew its authority to […]
On July 9, 2025 WESTAR sent comments to EPA related to anticipated revisions to the Regional Haze Rule. While there is no draft rule to review or comment on, we […]
WESTAR submitted comments on EPA’s Quality Management Plan (QMP) Standard and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Standard Directives (Nos: CIO 2105-S-01.0 – and CIO 2105-S-02.1). These Directives expanded QAPP and […]
WESTAR-WRAP held its Spring Business meeting in Spokane, Washington this year. Thank you to staff from Washington Ecology and Spokane Clean Air Agency for hosting us. Thanks to all of […]
In a Federal Register notice, EPA proposed to extend the SIP submittal deadline for the third implementation period from July 2028, to July 2031. WESTAR commented on the proposal in […]
On April 23rd, 2024 the governors from Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming sent a letter to President Biden to raise concerns about attaining the 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
On March 25, 2024, WESTAR submitted a comment letter to EPA on their proposed rule regarding large municipal waste combustors. WESTAR commented specifically in favor of the proposal to exclude air […]
