EPA Tightens Ozone Emissions Standards

SMOKE SIGNALS

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 6:35PM EDT / Published Oct. 01, 2015 1:21PM EDT

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a regulation Thursday that would tighten smog-causing emissions, but stayed above allowances recommended by environmentalists and public-health advocates. The new national standard for ozone, a result of both chemical plant and tailpipe emissions, is now set at 70 parts per billion, down from the Bush-era 75 parts per billion. The scientific panel advising the EPA had previously recommended a standard between 60 and 70 parts per billion.

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EPA Tightens Ozone Emissions Standards