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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (112062)9/6/2011 4:05:34 PM
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Obama made a decision to not reduce smog. Care to point out your posts of concerns regarding this?


Just when the EPA was about to release new smog standards, Obama directed EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to withdraw the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

The long overdue standards would have cut smog pollution from automobiles, power plants, and refineries by limiting ground-level ozone to 60-70 parts per billion.

In 2008, the Bush administration adopted ozone standards of 75 parts per billion - above the range recommended by EPA scientists. As a result, those standards were challenged in lawsuits by over a dozen states, the American Lung Association, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

Obama spun his decision to keep the Bush standard as part of his effort to reduce regulatory burdens on industry.

“Work is already underway to update a 2006 review of the science that will result in the reconsideration of the ozone standard in 2013,” he said. “Ultimately, I did not support asking state and local governments to begin implementing a new standard that will soon be reconsidered.”

The stronger smog standards would have saved up to 4,300 lives and avoided as many as 2,200 heart attacks every year, according to estimates. They also would have created up to $37 billion in health benefits annually.
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