The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. EPA Administrator Michael Regan s decision means one of the agency’s most important air quality regulations won t be updated until after the 2024 presidential election. The decision avoids an election year battle with industry groups and Republicans who ve complained about what they consider overly intrusive EPA rules on power plants, refineries, automobiles and other polluters. It s the second time in 12 years a Democratic administration has put off a new ozone standard before an election year.
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone better known as smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. The decision by EPA Administrator Michael Regan means that one of the agency’s most important air quality…
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WASHINGTON (AP) The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone better known as smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. The decision by EPA Administrator Michael Regan means that one of the agency’s most […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone better known as smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health