"Greens File Lawsuit Over New Smog Limits"

"A coalition of green groups has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new smog rules.

The legal challenge, filed by the Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Appalachian Mountain Club and the National Parks Conservation Association, argues that the EPA’s surface-level ozone standard of 70 parts per billion is too weak to protect public health.

“This standard leaves kids, seniors and asthmatics without the protection doctors say they need from this dangerous pollutant,” said David Baron, an attorney at Earthjustice, which is representing the groups."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill December 23, 2015.

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