Chuck
09-16-2009, 02:54 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Obama may go with the tougher original recommendations (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32878841/ns/us_news-environment/)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/alg_smog.jpgMSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com) - Sept 16, 2009
More asthma in Houston than anywhere else in US - guess why? --Ed.
Washington - The Obama administration said Wednesday it will review a controversial Bush-era smog rule, saying it might have fallen short of scientific recommendations.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would propose any revisions by December and a final decision by next August.
"This is one of the most important protection measures we can take to safeguard our health and our environment," EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a statement. "Reconsidering these standards and ensuring acceptable levels of ground-level ozone could cut health care costs and make our cities healthier, safer places to live, work and play." ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32878841/ns/us_news-environment/
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/alg_smog.jpgMSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com) - Sept 16, 2009
More asthma in Houston than anywhere else in US - guess why? --Ed.
Washington - The Obama administration said Wednesday it will review a controversial Bush-era smog rule, saying it might have fallen short of scientific recommendations.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would propose any revisions by December and a final decision by next August.
"This is one of the most important protection measures we can take to safeguard our health and our environment," EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a statement. "Reconsidering these standards and ensuring acceptable levels of ground-level ozone could cut health care costs and make our cities healthier, safer places to live, work and play." ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32878841/ns/us_news-environment/