WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) led a letter with members of Arizona’s congressional delegation to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, requesting that he consider numerous factors that are unique to Arizona before the agency finalizes the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) 2.5.

“Under the Biden Administration, the EPA has returned to its schemes of harming unsuspecting Americans through its burdensome regulations,” said Congresswoman Lesko. “My Arizona colleagues and I are working to make this agency aware of the destructive impacts this new policy would inflict upon our state. The EPA’s new one-size-fits-all proposal threatens to punish states like Arizona.”

The newly revised standard from the EPA would increase the regulatory burden for the state, give border communities significant challenges in meeting the new standard due to the lack of similar environmental standards in Mexico, and increase costs for businesses and consumers. 

This letter from Congresswoman Lesko and other members of the Arizona delegation was sent after Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, House Speaker Ben Toma, and Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines contacted members of Congress with concerns that this new proposal could negatively impact Arizona.

Congresswoman Lesko was joined by Representatives Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Eli Crane (AZ-02), and Paul Gosar (AZ-09) in sending the letter.

Read the full letter here.

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