Bloomberg Law
Aug. 21, 2023, 7:31 PM

EPA to Restart Full Review of Tougher Ozone Pollution Limits

Jennifer Hijazi
Jennifer Hijazi
Reporter

The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is scrapping its reconsideration of status quo ozone rules in favor of a lengthier review, which clean air watchers say will leave many communities unprotected.

The decision to wrap the reexamination of the 2020 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards into a full review means the agency will be starting a new probe from scratch, which could proceed for years.

The agency announced in 2021 that it was sending the 2020 smog rules for review, and estimated that a decision on the standards would come likely at the end of 2023.

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