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Fact: There should be no disputing that the current standard is working. According to EPA, <br />current federal regulations will significantly reduce ground level ozone-causing emissions <br />over the next two decades. Under the current rule, emissions from power plants will be cut <br />in half by 2015, and emissions from cars and trucks will be reduced by more than 70 <br />percent by 2030, <br />The Costs of a New, More Stringent, Standard Will be Enormous <br />In 1997, EPA estimated the current ground-level ozone standard would cost the country $9.6 <br />billion each year and more than $100 billion overall. Because the demands of a new standard <br />would be even higher, it would cost American consumers billions more, up to $20 billion per <br />year by 2020, according to one estimate from the EPA. <br /> <br />a. AQGRIgngY CDUI.ftfsF lMHNfJln~g7K»Nn~4 <br />atafitMrd ~6R O.O7G Fpm (AddttlonA~ 488) <br />7ANP J~ddlliawl onurjtler+7lnp e;Nobsib,M <br />7:mn~7 a de»o ppm,(ivt~nw,a;xoaY <br />•klditlonMl aoum7ba wxaMdin7~~1MWa <br />•standaMrna,"fld7 PPrt~(~'W7~an I?82} <br />9oynoe. ~ 4P4n V.B. EF'A:dsa interpreted dy A.S.L 8 Assooia4s7, MNSnp, MT '7130(77 <br />Bottom Liner <br />Though there has been significant progress in meeting the ground-level ozone <br />standards set in 1997, there is still much to be accomplished. The EPA should help <br />states and communities comply with existing standards and wait to assess the <br />health/safety impact of a fully implemented rule before levying additional restrictions on <br />America's workers and families. <br />NAM Resources <br />For more information on this or other important issues, please visit the NAM website at <br />www. nam.ora/ozonetoolkit. <br />NAM Contact: Bryan Brendle, Director of Air Quality, at bbrendlerc~nam.org or (202) 637-3176. <br />~_ .. , <br />September 2007 <br />