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Bennett, Tate [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=1FA92542F7CA4D01973B18B2F11B9141-BENNETT, EL] 6/7/2017 5:05:17 PM Ryan Flickner [flicknerr@kfb.org] WTAS: About The EPA'S Decision To Delay Implementation of the 2015 Ozone Standards - Preview
RyanWe are doing another round of these later today. Do you have a quote your folks would want to include? Tate
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ...
About The EPA'S Decision To Delay Implementation of the 2015 Ozone Standards
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell applauded Administrator Pruitt decision,
calling the standards an attack on middle-class families from the Obama
Administration. "I applaud Administrator Scott Pruitt for his decision to delay this
Obama Administration issued regulation, which was finalized in October 2015. This
regulation was yet another attack on the Middle Class by the Obama Administration and
was forced through despite significant concern from communities across the country.
Today's postponement will give states and municipalities relief in the interim while EPA
continues to review NAAQS levels. " (
, 06/06/17)
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito said state and local employers had insufficient time to comply with these standards. "State and local governments and employers across the country have had insufficient time to comply with the latest revisions to the ozone standards. I commend Administrator Pruitt and his staff at the EPA for acknowledging this reality and acting today to delay existing standards." (
, 06/06/17)
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Arizona Senator Jeff Flake said the EPA is working with Arizonans to protect the
environment, instead of the previous administration's one-size-fits-all approach.
"It's great to see the EPA working with Arizonans for a change. Nowhere are the flaws
of previous administration's one-size-fits-all approach to regulating ozone more evident
than in Arizona, a desert state where naturally-occurring ozone makes it impossible to
meet the new federal mandate. While today's move buys Arizona much-needed time, I
remain committed to advancing a solution that will provide permanent relief from this
egregious and unworkable rule." (
, 06/06/17)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praised Administrator Pruitt for pausing this
costly and ineffective rule, which will help the economy in Texas. "I am grateful for
the leadership of EPA Administrator Pruitt in courageously pausing the costly and
ineffective Ozone Rule, and I'm hopeful that the one-year delay will provide time for
the EPA to review the detrimental effects the Ozone Rule will have on the Texas
economy." (
, 06/06/17)
Recent News Coverage ...
U.S. extends deadline for states to meet ozone pollution standard. "The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it was extending the deadline by one
year for states to declare which areas do not meet the federal standard for ground-level
ozone, a pollutant linked to several serious health conditions." (
, 06/06/17)
EPA's Pruitt delays Obama-era smog rules for a year. "The Environmental Protection
Agency announced Tuesday that it is giving states another year to meet strict rules for
smog-forming ozone emissions set by the Obama administration, citing states' confusion
over regulatory requirements and the need for the EPA to review the regulations. ...
Pruitt also announced that he is establishing the Ozone Cooperative Compliance Task
Force to develop the "additional flexibilities for states to comply with the ozone
standard," the agency said. Congress gave EPA the authority to create the task force
under the recently passed fiscal 2017 spending bill." (
,
06/06/17)
Trump Delays One Of The Most Expensive EPA Regulations Ever. "The Trump administration announced Tuesday evening it would delay the implementation of a smog rule that's been called one of the costliest clean air regulations ever. " (
, 06/07/17)
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