In 2015, the EPA promulgated
the strictest ozone standards ever, which are expected to have, at best, negligible health benefits, but could impose significant costs on consumers and the economy.
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.»
Not exact matches
You can't blame them for trying: With the White House set to change hands in less than a year's time - likely bringing on board a more eco-friendly administration - industry groups have been pressing the EPA to squelch
stricter air - quality
standards for
ozone, reports the WSJ's Stephen Power.
A group of leading scientists appointed to advise the EPA had actually recommended
stricter health
standards for
ozone levels - from 60 to 70 ppb.
The White House announcement that it was overruling the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to adopt a
stricter standard for ground - level
ozone came just hours after another dismal jobs reports and in the midst of an intensifying political debate over the impact of federal regulations on job creation