The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled a meeting to discuss plans for developing a National Ambient Air Quality Standards state implementation plan. The meeting is scheduled on Wednesday in the commission room at the Department of Environmental Quality's headquarters in North Little Rock. The new air quality standards for particulate matter up to 2.5 micrograms in size, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and lead are being added to the state air pollution control regulations in order to comply with federal standards issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The first meeting on the issue was conducted last month. Stakeholders representing a variety of interested parties have been invited to participate in developing an implementation plan. Stakeholder meetings are open to the public as well.
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