Smog Regulations Just Got Tougher
Half of Americans live in areas that violate air standards, and L.A. faces the hardest challenge.
"In southern California, one of the nation's worst smog offenders, the new rules extend the date when unhealthy air days must end completely by 11 years. But some say the state is already running out of new ideas to fight pollution... Local officials fear that the new guidelines will eliminate the need for that approval and so no enforceable rules will be in place for 17 more years."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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Published on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 in
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