More Midnight Coal from Mr. Wheeler: CATF Statement on EPA’s Decision to do Nothing on Ozone Pollution

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) condemns the EPA's decision to keep ozone standards that the organization claims are insufficient to protect public health, particularly during a respiratory pandemic. CATF argues that evidence supports a stronger primary standard of 60 ppb to prevent respiratory symptoms and lung impairment, and notes the EPA's failure to establish a science-based secondary standard for ecosystems as required by a court.

• The EPA maintained ozone standards that the Clean Air Task Force claims fail to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety, affecting 122 million Americans living in areas with dangerous ozone levels.
• The Clean Air Task Force asserts that a primary standard of 60 ppb for an 8-hour maximum limit is justified by evidence of oxidative stress, pulmonary inflammation, and lung function impairments in adults and children.
• The EPA has not responded to a court order from the previous year requiring the establishment of a science-based secondary standard to protect ecosystems and plants.

APA

Weeks, A. (2020). More Midnight Coal from Mr. Wheeler: CATF Statement on EPA’s Decision to do Nothing on Ozone Pollution. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2020/12/more-midnight-coal-from-mr-wheeler/

Chicago

Weeks, Ann. More Midnight Coal from Mr. Wheeler: CATF Statement on EPA’s Decision to do Nothing on Ozone Pollution. Clean Air Task Force, 2020. https://www.catf.us/2020/12/more-midnight-coal-from-mr-wheeler/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{weeks2020more, author = {Weeks, Ann}, title = {{More Midnight Coal from Mr. Wheeler: CATF Statement on EPA’s Decision to do Nothing on Ozone Pollution}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://www.catf.us/2020/12/more-midnight-coal-from-mr-wheeler/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }