'EARLY ACTION' OZONE TALKS CONTINUE AFTER EPA LIMITS DENVER'S DEADLINE

摘要

EPA has scaled back a proposed deadline extension for Denver to meet the 8-hour ozone standard under its so-called early action compact (EAC), which allows some areas to avoid being classified in nonattainment for ozone — a move that will likely allow the agency to settle a lawsuit by environmentalists and impose stricter pollution requirements rather than risk the Denver EAC being declared unlawful in court.