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Obama orders controversial proposed ozone standard withdrawn for Crude Oil
US President Barack Obama ordered US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to withdraw a proposed ozone national ambient air quality standard. Citing work already under way to update the 2006 limits by 2013, he said he would not ask state and local governments to implement regulations that would be reconsidered so soon.
“I want to be clear: My commitment and the commitment of my administration to protecting public health and the environment is unwavering,” the president said. “I will continue to stand with the hardworking men and women at EPA as they strive every day to hold polluters accountable and protect our families from harmful pollution. And my administration will continue to vigorously oppose efforts to weaken EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act or dismantle the progress we have made.”
But his Sept. 2 order ended consideration of a proposed ozone standard that the oil and gas industry and other US businesses said would have been an economic calamity and a regulatory nightmare. “The president’s decision is good news for the economy and Americans looking for work,” American Petroleum Institute Pres. Jack N. Gerard said. “EPA’s proposal would have prevented the very job creation that President Obama has identified as his top priority.”
