Sherwin-Williams Ends Legal Challenges

The Sherwin-Williams Company, the nation’s largest paint manufacturer, has dropped its challenges of Pennsylvania’s new air-quality regulations. The state’s new coating standards set limits for emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in 48 distinct categories, including paints, primers, and stains. The regulations are anticipated to reduce VOC emissions, which contribute to ground-level ozone pollution and smog, by 10,200 tons (9,300 tonnes) per year. Sherwin-Williams’ recent actions mean that the new rule, which took effect in early 2005, will stand.