Andrew Wheeler, acting administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency By Sean Reilly, E&E NewsOriginally published by E&E NewsAndrew Wheeler, administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today proposed leaving national soot standards unchanged at least through the middle of the next decade as he questioned the reliability of scientific research suggesting that tighter limits are needed to save lives."There's still a lot of uncertainty" surrounding that research, Wheeler told reporters on a conference call announcing his decision to leave the 2012 standards on fine particulate matter in place.