EPA set to miss deadline on ozone rules
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 22:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Under Obama, the agency has delayed action repeatedly on a 2010 vow to set tougher smog standards, as critics in industry and the Republican party argue that regulations kill jobs.The Obama administration, facing withering criticism from business that environmental rules are behind the stalled economy, appears poised to miss another key deadline for new standards to clean up smog, lobbyists and environmentalists contend.