Bloomberg Law
July 13, 2020, 7:02 PM UTCUpdated: July 13, 2020, 7:36 PM UTC

EPA Proposes Keeping Obama-Era Ozone Limits Across Nation (2)

Amena H. Saiyid
Amena H. Saiyid
Reporter

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to retain Obama-era air quality limits for ozone after rushing through a review of the standards that were set in 2015.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said he won’t seek to change the 70 parts per billion standard for ozone because it protects public health and vegetation. He said he based his initial conclusion (RIN 2060-AU40) on a review of the latest scientific evidence and policy recommendations by EPA staff that were vetted by the agency’s clean air advisers.

“EPA is proposing to retain without changes the existing ozone requirements,” Wheeler told news ...

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