Description: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are air quality standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act.
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Home News, Policy & Issues Ozone NAAQs Ozone NAAQS Data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that aggregate national emissions of six common air pollutants have fallen an average of 70 percent since 1980. This is even while our population, energy use and GDP have increased. The nation’s air is getting cleaner and will continue to improve as states implement existing standards – many of which have not yet been fully implemented. Many municipalities need more time to implement current national
For example, unnecessary revisions to the ozone standard could significantly chill economic investment and activity across the nation. Businesses of all sizes could be forced to navigate additional layers of bureaucracy and red tape to satisfy added permitting requirements. This could even prevent communities from improving aging infrastructure such as highways or waste treatment facilities.
Communities and businesses must be allowed to continue the progress they have made without the uncertainty and unnecessary cost for all Americans created by shifting standards to levels that achieve no demonstrable health benefit.