CLINTON SHARPLY TIGHTENS AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS DESPITE CONCERN OVER COSTS (original) (raw)
U.S.|CLINTON SHARPLY TIGHTENS AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS DESPITE CONCERN OVER COSTS
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- June 26, 1997
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President Clinton today approved significantly tighter pollution limits on deadly soot and choking smog, while offering states and cities substantial flexibility in deciding how to reach the new goals over the next 10 years and beyond.
The action, one of the most important environmental decisions of the decade, ended a fierce behind-the-scenes battle. Mr. Clinton sided with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Carol M. Browner, against the concerns of his economic advisers, who had balked in the face of industry complaints that the rules would cost far more than they were worth.
The White House put aside many of those economic concerns once Vice President Al Gore jumped into the fray last week, after lobbying by environmental groups, Administration officials said today.
And in the end, Ms. Browner made relatively modest changes to the rule her agency proposed last November.
Announcing his decision in a speech in Tennessee, the President cast it as an initiative to protect children, a favorite theme for the Administration. In this case, he cited especially the asthmatics who are most at risk from exposure to ozone and small particles of soot, two common pollutants caused by burning fossil fuels.
''I approved some very strong new regulations today that will be somewhat controversial, but I think kids ought to be healthy,'' Mr. Clinton said at a conference on families at which Mr. Gore was the host.
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