ApocaDocs: Groups sue Obama for scrapping stricter smog limit

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Posted Thu Oct 13 2011: from Associated Press:


	Groups sue Obama for scrapping stricter smog limit http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1318464215 Environmental groups sued the Obama administration Tuesday for scrapping a stricter limit for smog-forming pollution, saying the decision violated the law and put politics ahead of protecting public health...."EPA assured us repeatedly that they were going to finalize action on that proposal to strengthen the standard," said David Baron, managing attorney for Earthjustice, which sued on behalf of the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, Appalachian Mountain Club and Natural Resources Defense Council. "Then all of a sudden, the Obama administration abruptly reversed course and said they weren't going to strengthen the standards after all."

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