( ) -v-34- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “std.” The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog. Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story. [CutID: <Cuts> EPA-POLLUTION-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 34s Title: EPA-POLLUTION-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: std] ———————— VERBATIM: The EPA’s decision comes despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower […]
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EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election
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The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog. Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story.
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VERBATIM: The EPA’s decision comes despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. The decision means that one of the agency’s most important air quality regulations will not be updated until after the 2024 presidential election. The decision avoids a potentially contentious, election-year battle with industry groups and Republicans who have complained about what they consider overly intrusive EPA rules on power plants, refineries, automobiles and other polluters…JH, Washington.