Ahead Of EPA Hearings, Groups Debate Science For Stricter Ozone NAAQS

Ahead of EPA's public hearings on its proposal to tighten its ozone air standard, environmentalists and industry officials are debating the science underpinning the agency's plan, with advocates touting data to bolster EPA's proposal while industry is emphasizing research that it says justifies retaining the existing ozone standard. Groups will make their competing claims over the merits of EPA's proposed rule at three hearings in the coming days, taking place Jan. 29 in Washington, D.C., and Arlington, TX, and Feb...