This is a congressional resolution that cancels an Environmental Protection Agency decision from August 2025. The EPA had approved South Dakota's plan for reducing air pollution that harms visibility in national parks and wilderness areas. By passing this resolution, Congress is saying they disagree with the EPA's approval and are essentially overturning it. This means South Dakota's pollution reduction plan for protecting views in places like the Black Hills would no longer be required under federal law. The resolution uses a special congressional process that allows lawmakers to reject federal agency rules they believe are problematic. In practical terms, this could mean fewer requirements on South Dakota industries and power plants to reduce the haze and air pollution that affects visibility in protected natural areas, though South Dakota could still choose to maintain similar standards on its own.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Whitehouse, Sheldon

<p>This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled <em>Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period</em> (90 Fed. Reg. 41893) and published on August 28, 2025. The final rule approved South Dakota’s revision to its state implementation plan to satisfy the requirements of the EPA’s regional haze rule. (The regional haze rule requires states to take actions to improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas.)</p>