EPA Plans to Implement 2008 Ozone Standard

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson told lawmakers last week the agency will move to implement the 2008 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone, a decision that helps clarify the agency’s intent following the Obama administration’s decision to drop plans to finalize a more stringent standard. In 2008, EPA tightened its ozone NAAQS, reducing the eight-hour standard to 0.075 parts per million (ppm), from 0.084 ppm. EPA under the Obama administration had sought a more stringent standard because the 2008 rule fell short of recommendations from...

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