Open AccessLost in the ozone
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo080i046p00550-03
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , ozone , clean air act , environmental science , environmental protection , political science , air pollution , geography , meteorology , chemistry , sociology , social science , organic chemistry
While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appeals a May 1999 court order blocking its authority to implement a stringent, 8‐hour standard for ground‐level ozone, the agency in October proposed reinstating its 1‐hour smog standard. The 1‐hour standard is a “safety net” to guarantee protection of public health during what could be a 2‐year appeals process, according to EPA.The standard would affect nearly 3000 U.S. counties. EPA had revoked the 1‐hour standard in 1998 in areas that had clean air for 3 consecutive years, in order to smooth a transition for the more stringent 8‐hour standard.