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Obama Asks EPA to Pull Ozone Rule
President Barack Obama, citing the struggling economy, asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to withdraw an air-quality rule that Republicans and business groups said would cost millions of jobs.
The surprise move—coming on the same day as a dismal unemployment report—reflected the energy industry’s importance as a rare bright spot in adding U.S. jobs. The tighter standards for smog-forming ozone could have forced states and cities to limit some oil-and-gas projects.
In making the move, the White House clearly judged that it had more to lose from industry and Republican criticism than it had to gain from environmental groups who support the rule.
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The White House left open the possibility that the standard could be tightened in 2013, when the rule will be reconsidered as part of a five-year review required by the Clean Air Act.
2 Comments on "Obama Asks EPA to Pull Ozone Rule"
JohnRM on Sat, 3rd Sep 2011 11:19 pm
Hope and change my ass.
What a sell-out.
Kenz300 on Mon, 5th Sep 2011 8:32 pm
Republicans want to end the EPA.
They want to end Medicare and give you a voucher. They want to end Social Security and give you a 201K. They complain about the deficit but want to give more tax cuts to the top 2%. The economy is struggling.
Relaxing or delaying regulation is better than elimination of the agency.