EPA To Decide On Easing Ozone Requirements For Michigan

EPA is poised to make a decision on a request by state regulators to ease ozone requirements for Detroit, arguing that the proposal would soften economic hardships throughout the southeast region of Michigan. The request has political implications as the state is a battleground in the presidential race, and the state's economic woes are viewed as a political vulnerability for President Bush's re-election bid. But environmentalists warn that approving the request would set a dangerous precedent for EPA's air program...