Press Releases

June 26, 2019OTC Press Release to Announce Action by the Commission on the Maryland CAA 184 (c) Petition
October 1, 2015Statement on Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
March 17, 2011OTC Announces William Driscoll, Executive Director
July 6, 2010Statement on Proposed Transport Rule
January 7, 2010OTC Statement on EPA Ozone NAAQS
December 23, 2008OTC States Applaud Court's Remand, Urge EPA to Quickly Craft More Protective Program
March 13, 2008New Ozone Standard by EPA Falls Short on Public Health
November 14, 2007Commission Affirms Stricter Power Plant Emission Controls Reasonable, Necessary To Protect Public Health
March 10, 2005OTC Disappointed with EPA Clean Air Interstate Rule
February 2, 2004OTC States Agree On Multipollutant Caps Necessary For Clean Air
October 1, 2003Commission Calls For Greater Pollution Control From Coal-Fired Power Plants
May 16, 2003OTC Announces Full Implementation of NOx Trading Program
May 16, 2003OTC Announces Ozone Awareness Week
August 6, 2002OTC Urges EPA to Hold the Line on Existing Highway Diesel Programs, Pushes for Tight Non-Road Diesel Standards,
May 20, 2002Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Raise Public Awareness of Health Impact of Ground-Level Ozone Pollution
April 4, 2002Joint OTC-EPA Report Demonstrates Cost-Effective Air Pollution Reductions
July 30, 2001OTC Advocates Air Pollution Reductions From Airport and Clean Energy Initiatives
May 10, 2001New OTC Report Shows Continued Success Story During 2000 In Innovative Market-Based Air Pollution Program
March 28, 2001OTC Unveils Regional Strategy To Curb Pollution and Promote Clean Energy
January 31, 2001Study Shows Visibility Significantly Degraded by Air Pollution
March 27, 2000New Report Shows Success Story in Air Pollution Trading: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Call on Other States In the East To Join The Effort To Clean Up The Air
June 16, 1999Moving to Cut Pollution from Diesel Trucks and Buses
April 28, 1999Beginning of New Market-Based Emission Trading Program to Reduce Regional Pollution
October 8, 1998Adopting Four Point Declaration Regarding Next Steps for Cleaning Up the Air
September 15, 1998New Report Documenting Progress on Strategies to Reduce Smog
September 1998Pollution Control Strategies in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States to Clean Up Ground-Level Ozone
May 1998Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emission Standards and the Impact of Sulfur in Gasoline