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Clean Air Watch Hails EPA Smog Proposal as 'Breath of Fresh Air'
January 7, 2010The non-profit Clean Air Watch today hailed the Environmental Protection Agency's new smog proposal as a "breath of fresh air." The EPA today proposed to set tougher national standards for ground-level ozone, commonly referred to as smog. "Smog is the nation's most widespread air pollutant and one of the most dangerous," noted Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch. "Smog can make us sick. It can send us to the hospital. It can literally kill." O'Donnell called today's announcement "a breath of fresh air from the government." He added "it could translate into fresher air for every American." Technically, the EPA is proposing to reconsider a decision made in 2008 while President Bush was in office. At that time, the EPA rejected the unanimous recommendations of EPA's science advisers and set standards that were too weak to protect public health and the environment. It was disclosed that President Bush personally intervened to weaken part of the EPA standards. Full release.