Sentences with phrase «current ozone standard»

«We're reducing emissions at the same time, but tightening the current ozone standard to near unachievable levels would serve as a self - inflicted wound to the U.S. economy at the worst possible time.

After promulgation of the current ozone standard in 2008, EPA, two years later, called a temporary halt to the nationwide implementation of the standard in response to the severe recession prevailing at the time.

«EPA clearly understands that many municipalities need more time to implement the current ozone standards, and yet the agency continues its heedless rush to lower them further.

Not exact matches

In July last year, in an attempt to reduce demand for elec - tricity, a group of power companies offered the prize to the first company to build a prototype fridge that would use at least 25 per cent less electricity than current standards demand while using no ozone - depleting CFCs.

They indicate that higher ozone concentrations, even at levels below current air quality standards in most of the world, have significant negative effects on worker productivity.

Health - related costs of the current effects of ozone air pollution exceeding national standards have been estimated at $ 6.5 billion (in 2008 U.S. dollars) nationwide, based on a U.S. assessment of health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 to 2002.153,154

The proposed new standard would cut the allowable threshold for ground - level ozone to between 65 and 70 parts per billion, down from the current 75 parts per billion.

Health - related costs of the current effects of ozone air pollution exceeding national standards have been estimated at $ 6.5 billion (in 2008 U.S. dollars) nationwide, based on a U.S. assessment of health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 — 2002.

After years of delay, the Obama Administration faced a court - ordered December 1 deadline to update the current 2008 standard on ground - level ozone, a by - product of burning fossil fuels.

Now, they are coming for oil and gas development and manufacturing through the just - announced 626 - page ozone regulations, which will require states to dramatically reduce ozone emissions from the current 75 parts per billion (ppb) to a range of 65 to 70 ppb — though environmental groups want a 60 ppb standard, which may be the final rule.