Northwest Indiana residents are expected to speak in two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency virtual hearings on Sept. 3 and 4.

The agency will host public hearings on its national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for coke ovens and integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities. The iron and steel hearing will be Sept. 3, and the coke ovens meeting will be Sept. 4.

Both meetings will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

On June 30, the EPA issued an interim final rule for national emission standards for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities, which revises all 2025 and 2026 compliance dates for standards to April 3, 2027, according to EPA documents.

Pollutants addressed by national emission standards for air pollutants include particulate matter, a criteria pollut

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