Connecticut counties get a pass on air quality checks for another decade

The US environmental regulators approved Connecticut's plan to maintain air quality standards in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This means these counties will not face new enforcement actions related to fine particulate matter for the next ten years.

The Clean Air Act requires areas to show they can maintain air quality standards for 20 years after meeting them. This approval means New Haven and Fairfield Counties have now secured their second ten-year pass. It effectively locks in the current level of environmental regulation for these areas for another decade, without requiring new measures to reduce pollution.