Sentences with phrase «new ozone standards»

The EPA's 2015 rulemaking, which set the new ozone standards at 70 parts per billion, could quadruple the number of counties defined as being in non-attainment to 958.

Green groups had to sue the EPA in 2002 before it began enforcing new ozone standards — and its plan was so weak it was rejected in court.

Given the pre-Thanksgiving rollout of EPA's new ozone standards, several environmental reporters joked that the agency's midsummer time frame will lead to rules being proposed on Friday, July 3 (Greenwire, Nov. 26, 2014).

Interestingly, EPA announced on Tuesday - Election Day - that it would postpone the release of the new ozone standard until the end of the year.

One of the most damaging to the economy is the new ozone standard which, according to a recent study, could destroy as many as 7.3 million U.S. jobs.

«We hope that this extension signals that the EPA is being more deliberative in finalizing this rule because they realize that the proposed new ozone standard would put nearly 100 percent of the United States in non-attainment and subject every state to erroneous and costly requirements,» API's Howard Feldman told Dow Jones.

Not exact matches

On July 12 a coalition filed suit against the EPA for its recently announced delay in the implementation of new public health — based standards for ozone pollution, on grounds similar to the methane challenge.

In March 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency issued new national air quality standards limiting ozone smog.

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However, many states are making progress toward Clean Power Plan targets as they work to comply with other environmental mandates, such as the Regional Haze Rule, the new ozone air quality standard, and new rules regarding toxic wastewater from power plants.

Unfortunately, EPA then issued new, more stringent 2015 ozone standards before fully implementing the 2008 standards.

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.

The agency has blown past several deadlines in setting new standards for ozone pollution.

It will be important to watch how these new leaders and their policy decisions affect environmental protections, such as ozone and methane emissions standards, renewable energy fuel and energy efficiency standards and the clean water rule.

Likewise, a NAM report, titled «Potential Economic Impacts of a Stricter Ozone Standard,» states that a majority of new reductions would have to come from «unknown controls.»

«To meet the new standards,» the National Journal says: «states will have to form plans that will limit emissions of ozone - forming pollutants from two major sources: stationary sources such as power plants and factories, and transportation» — which will reduce energy intensive economic activity.

The EPA's scientific advisors recommended a new standard of 60 - 70 parts per billion for ozone.

A month after the EPA released its new standards, a National Research Council report concluded that premature deaths related to ozone exposure of less than 24 hours are more likely among those with pre-existing diseases.

Included in the Obama Administration's «Unified Agenda» for 2015 are new, job - killing standards for ground - level ozone that are the product of a friendly lawsuit from the Sierra Club.

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