Tag: Ozone
EPA’S new ozone rule inadequate to properly address emissions – API
“EPA should get the science right, before requiring states to proceed.” WASHINGTON – EPA’s new ozone regulation, the Exceptional Events Rule, does not correctly attribute ozone precursor emissions that are not man-made, and could hamper states’ abilities to meet air quality standards, according to API Senior Director of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Howard J. Feldman. […]
API, business coalition files lawsuit against EPA’s new ozone standards
API says new restrictions on business, investment could impact job growth in 958 counties across the US API and a coalition of concerned business groups filed a lawsuit last week against EPA’s unnecessary and costly tightening of ozone NAAQS standards, according to API Vice President and General Counsel Stacy Linden. “Our nation’s air has been getting […]
Slow EPA ozone permitting could delay up to $10 billion of manufacturing investment
“EPA finished the requirements for the 2008 ozone standards just this past March” – American Chemistry Council The American Chemistry Council says as much as $10 billion of business investment may be sidelined waiting for the EPA’s sluggish process – which sometimes takes years – to issue ozone permits. The Obama administration on Thursday established stricter limits […]
Partisan battle lines drawn on EPA ozone emissions limits
EPA ozone emissions limits an Obama campaign promise WASHINGTON – Facing a court-ordered deadline, the Obama administration is preparing to finalize stricter emissions limits on smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. The move fulfills a long-delayed campaign promise by President Barack Obama, but sets up a fresh confrontation with Republicans already angry about the administration’s […]
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