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Air Pollution Control Bureau seeks 25% fee increase; council and staff ask questions City Air Pollution Control Bureau asked council to adopt a roughly 25% increase to emission fees (raising a major-source tonnage fee from $30/ton to about $38.21/ton), add a presumptive minimum recommended by EPA, and permit future CPI-linked annual adjustments; staff presented data and answered council questions about how fees are used and comparisons with other Tennessee agencies.

Chattanooga's Air Pollution Control Bureau is pushing for a 25% fee hike on major sources, potentially reshaping operational costs for local industries.

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