EPA’s Jackson Says She Respects Obama’s Decision on Ozone
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Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said she respects President Barack Obama’s decision to quash proposed new smog limits and said the agency will enforce a 2008 rule.
The EPA said today that states and counties must comply with the ozone standard of 75 parts per billion set by President George W. Bush’s administration, which had been on hold while Obama’s EPA moved to tighten the requirements.