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Coyote


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:01 pm    Post subject: EPA Ozone Standards Reply with quote
Air Pollution Could Cost Metro Area

KPTM wrote:
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce a tougher health standard for ground-level ozone later this summer.  That means if the region can't reduce its current emissions, there may be serious economic consequences

Figures show the nine-county area surrounding Omaha and Council Bluffs may be in trouble when the federal government implements a fresh standard for ground-level ozone in late August.  Depending on where the EPA sets the new level, the impact could be devastating.  "Not only do new and expanding businesses have to comply with that lid, also transportation projects have to as well.  

Leaders hope if businesses and motorists take action now and think about their choices, the area can avoid strict new regulations.  "Whether you want to take the bus, or whether you want to walk to work, whether you want to bike to work," said Paul Mullen of the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency.



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Big E


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This ought to be a fun thread to watch.



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Brad


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Big E wrote:
This ought to be a fun thread to watch.


I think we have dozens of these threads... they looks like this



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S33


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Boy, that should speed the "recovery."
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Bosco55David


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That debate has already been won, Brad.  Wink




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