EPA Schedules Virtual Hearings on Steel Industry Emission Standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled virtual public hearings on September 3-4 regarding national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities and coke ovens. The hearings will address the EPA's interim final rule issued on June 30, which extends compliance deadlines from 2025-2026 to April 2027 for steel facilities and July 2027 for coke ovens. These standards regulate various pollutants including particulate matter, mercury, and acid gases from facilities that produce steel from refined iron ore.