On November 25th, 2014, EPA announced its anticipated proposal for reducing ozone. According to the proposed rule, the current standard of 75 parts per billion would be lowered to a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion. Agency officials said they would also take public comments on whether they should consider going even lower, to 60 ppb. EPA touts the proposed rule as improving “public health protection, particularly for children, the elderly, and people of all ages who have lung diseases such as asthma. The updates also will improve protection for trees, plants and ecosystems.” More information on the proposed rule can be found here. Please note that the proposed rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register. Once published in the Federal Register, commenters will have 90 dates from the date of publication to submit comments.
