Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the Agency's intended approach for area designations for the 2024 primary annual fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) (the 2024 annual PM 2.5 NAAQS) under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 107(d). Details regarding these designations, as well as the EPA's notifications to States, territories, and Tribes regarding their initial area designations are accessible via the Agency's website and public electronic docket. With this notice, the EPA is providing an opportunity for public comment on its intended approach for finalizing area designations during the comment period specified in the DATES section. The EPA sent notifications directly to applicable States, territories, and Tribes regarding their initial area designations on or about October 2, 2026, and anticipates promulgating final designations consistent with CAA requirements.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- AQLT ISHARES MSCI GLOBAL QUALITY FACTOR ETF
GA selected AQLT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- GQI NATIXIS GATEWAY QUALITY INCOME ETF
GA selected GQI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- JGRW JENSEN QUALITY GROWTH ETF
GA selected JGRW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- QGRO American Century U.S. Quality Growth - ETF
GA selected QGRO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- SCNM STERLING CAPITAL NATIONAL MUNICIPAL BOND ETF
GA selected SCNM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: national. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the Agency's intended approach for area designations for the 2024 primary annual fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) (the 202…
Source: Federal Register
Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS),” Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT) is -1.44%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.36% over the same days, a -0.08% difference versus the market.
Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT)
Companies tied to this story
- AQLT Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf
In “Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS),” Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AQLT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- GQI Natixis Gateway Quality Income Etf
For “Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS),” Natixis Gateway Quality Income Etf (GQI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GQI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- JGRW Jensen Quality Growth Etf
Jensen Quality Growth Etf (JGRW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Oct 2026 story “Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).” Reason on file: GA selected JGRW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- QGRO American Century U.S. Quality Growth - ETF
American Century U.S. Quality Growth - ETF (QGRO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Oct 2026 story “Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).” Reason on file: GA selected QGRO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- SCNM Sterling Capital National Municipal Bond Etf
Sterling Capital National Municipal Bond Etf (SCNM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Oct 2026 story “Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).” Reason on file: GA selected SCNM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: national. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT)
“Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)” (6 Oct 2026) reaches Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT) through this story.
The link for Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT) is this: GA selected AQLT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
A second company, Natixis Gateway Quality Income Etf (GQI), is listed for a different reason: GA selected GQI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quality. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Dates in the story, and the Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT) price range
AQLT traded between 31.23 and 32.53 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.93. GQI traded between 60.10 and 61.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 60.98. JGRW traded between 27.13 and 28.69 across 15 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.69.
A simple score for Ishares Msci Global Quality Factor Etf (AQLT)
47 out of 100
“Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)” scores 47 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 5 linked companies.