Bush intervention led EPA to scale back ozone limits
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The documents depict a series of tense exchanges between the EPA and the White House Office of Management and Budget during the days before the new smog air quality standard was announced Wednesday. (article 8)
Friday, March 14, 2008 (03-14) 04:00 PDT Washington The Environmental Protection Agency weakened one part of its new limits on smog-forming ozone after an unusual, last-minute intervention by President Bush, according to documents released by the EPA. (article 5)
EPA officials estimated that by 2030 the health benefits associated with the new standards will outweigh the costs by 20 to 1, preventing 1,500 premature deaths and 1,100 hospitalizations a year. (article 12)
That's exactly what happened Wednesday, when EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson limited the allowable level of ozone - the air pollutant that triggers smog - to 75 parts per billion. (article 3)
Johnson told reporters that he had " made the most health-protective eight-hour ozone decision in the nation's history. (article 3)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US is tightening air quality standards in an effort to help improve public health. (article 6)
WASHINGTON - The air in hundreds of U.S. counties is simply too dirty to breathe, the government said Wednesday, ordering a multibillion-dollar expansion of efforts to clean up smog in cities and towns nationwide. (article 7)
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EPA, Ozone, smog, standard, pollution |
Source articles
- Justices Challenge EPA's Arguments in Clean Air Act Case (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 640 words)
- Editorial: A tall ozone order (dallasnews.com, 03/14/2008, 384 words)
- EPA's New Ozone Limit: Not Enough? (time.com, 03/13/2008, 862 words)
- EPA tightens limits on smog, draws criticism from both sides (dallasnews.com, 03/12/2008, 1294 words)
- Bush intervention led EPA to scale back ozone limits (sfgate.com, 03/14/2008, 560 words)
- US tightens air quality standards (BBC News, 03/13/2008, 483 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/12/2008, 873 words)
- Documents: White House intervened in new smog rules (USA Today, 03/14/2008, 665 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/14/2008, 744 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/14/2008, 808 words)
- House Chairman Subpoenas EPA on Waiver (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 347 words)
- New Emissions Curbs For Diesel Trains, Ships (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 507 words)
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