New Jersey can now use a different method to track industrial air pollution

US environmental regulators are letting New Jersey change how it tracks air pollution from large industrial facilities. The state will now use a new agreement to show it is meeting clean air rules, instead of its old program.

This change means New Jersey no longer has to use its old system for tracking nitrogen oxide emissions from factories and other large non-power plants. Instead, it can use a new agreement with US environmental regulators. This could make it easier for the state to show compliance, potentially allowing some facilities to operate with less direct oversight than before.