Uneventful Ozone Story Could Change With Tightened Rules
Much of North Carolina could face noncompliance with federal standards in the future, even as the state's air quality continues to improve.
RALEIGH — North Carolina has recorded in 2010 its second-lowest number of high-ozone days in the past decade. A John Locke Foundation expert highlights that finding in a new Spotlight report.
RALEIGH — Roy Cordato said the statistics gathered over the past decade show most communities in North Carolina have consistently met stricter ozone and air pollution standards put forth by the EPA in 2008.
RALEIGH — North Carolina could tally in 2009 the lowest number of high-ozone days of any year on record if current trends continue. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
RALEIGH — Tightened federal ambient air quality standards announced recently by the EPA will double the number of high-ozone days in North Carolina each summer, even though conditions are expected to be the same as in past years.
RALEIGH — Air in the Research Triangle has been almost completely free from harmful effects of ozone this summer, according to a new analysis of state data by the John Locke Foundation.
Despite what the alarmists say, the number of high-ozone days in North Carolina continues to decline every summer.
A new story alleges NC air quality is among the worst in the US and can't be improved without pushing mass transit and Smart Growth. Just goes to show the persistence of myths.
There is no link between ground-level ozone, or “smog,” and asthma among children, according to a new study by Dr. Roy Cordato of the John Locke Foundation. He cautions policymakers and the news media to “check the facts” before coming to conclusions about scientific issues.