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The Green Book Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants
As of January 30, 2015What's New
Additional PM-2.5 (2012 standard) area designations and a correction were published
on April 7, 2015,
effective April 15, 2015.
(see 80 FR 18535 for details)
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation was made a separate 8-hour Ozone (1997 standard) area, published
on April 3, 2015,
effective April 3, 2015.
The area was redesignated to attainment in the same notice.
(see 80 FR 18120
for details)
Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements Final Rule was published
on March 6, 2015,
effective April 6, 2015.
(see 80 FR 12264
for details)
Nonattainment area designations for the PM-2.5 2012 Standard were published
on January 15, 2015,
effective April 15, 2015.
(see 80 FR 2206
for details)
The State Implementation Plan Status Website
is now available.
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Questions concerning the status of nonattainment areas, their classification and EPA policy should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office. EPA Headquarters should be contacted only when the Regional Office is unable to answer a question.
Areas of the country where air pollution levels persistently exceed the national ambient air quality standards may be designated "nonattainment." To view a list of areas designated nonattainment, select one of the pollutants/standards below:
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