🌫️EPA Approves Michigan's Regional Haze Plan - Business Implications
Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Second Period Regional Haze Plan
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) on August 23, 2021, and supplemented on July 24, 2025, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the program's second implementation period. EGLE's SIP submission addresses the requirement that States must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress towards the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas. The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second implementation period of the regional haze program. EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the CAA.
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The regulation mandates states to periodically revise their strategies for improving air quality, specifically addressing visibility impairments caused by haze. Business owners in industries affecting air quality must comply with these updated visibility regulations. Non-compliance could result in penalties, impacting financial performance.