Stricter new smog limit would hit rural areas, too
• APHundreds of communities far from congested highways and belching smokestacks soon could join big cities on the list of smog violators under stricter limits proposed yesterday by the Obama administration. Costs of compliance could be in the tens of
If the EPA doesn't keep ratcheting down the allowed levels, who would need them to keep feeding at the public's toughs? Air pollution is significantly down since we first started taking measures to control it. Enough! Declare victory, and cut back the EPA to a monitoring-only level. This would save public expenses - and prevent further economic damage!