date:May 04, 2012
three areas will be identified for the first time as not meeting smog standards. Reflecting ongoing improvements in air quality, EPA is identifying fewer areas that do not meet the 2008 standards than the agency identified as not meeting the 1997 standards.
Reducing smog and improving air quality is a shared responsibility of federal, state, local and tribal governments. National clean air programs such as EPAs standards to reduce power plant emissions that cross state lines, clean vehicle and