WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Curtis issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal the Biden Administration's decision to reclassify Utah's Northern Wasatch Front from a "Moderate" to a "Serious" nonattainment area under the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
"For too long, Utah has faced the prospect of being penalized for air pollution we did not create and cannot control," said Senator Curtis. "Today's proposal shows that the EPA is listening to Utah and correctly understands how ozone exceedances should be evaluated in the Northern Wasatch Front. This is...