Guam can now issue its own air pollution permits for major projects

The US environmental regulators have approved Guam's plan to manage its own air pollution permits. This means Guam's environmental agency can now approve permits for large construction projects and major facility changes under the Clean Air Act.

Before this, the US environmental regulators had to approve every major air pollution permit in Guam. This process was slow and often delayed projects. Now, Guam's local agency can handle these approvals, which should speed up development and infrastructure projects on the island. It shifts authority from a federal agency to a local one.