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States Challenge EPA Smog Rules

By Pat Bradley

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Plattsburgh, NY – A dozen states, several municipalities and numerous environmental groups are continuing their efforts to force the EPA to change federal ozone standards. A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims the EPA's current standards are too weak and do not adequately protect people's health, especially those with respiratory ailments. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.