Cal Dooley, President, American Chemistry Council, 麻豆传媒映画渨e麻豆传媒映画檙e facing a series of regulations, and the cumulative cost of compliance and the burden of permitting is significant. An industry such as ours is poised to make significant investments in growth, but these regulations make that harder.麻豆传媒映画�
ANGA, 麻豆传媒映画渟afe and responsible oil and natural gas production in shale regions across the country is supporting 1.7 million jobs and US$238 billion in economic activity every year. This has helped fuel a renaissance in manufacturing projected to add 1 million new jobs by 2025. Meanwhile our nation麻豆传媒映画檚 air quality has improved dramatically. However, today麻豆传媒映画檚 proposed ozone rule from the EPA threatens this progress. It is a step in the wrong direction and would hinder our ability to experience a sustained economic recovery.麻豆传媒映画�
Lisa Murkowski, Senator, Energy and National Resources Committee, 麻豆传媒映画淓PA麻豆传媒映画檚 proposed tightening of ozone standards threatens to put large swaths of the country into non-attainment and could be the costliest regulation in US history, which would be devastating to the economy麻豆传媒映画et again we麻豆传媒映画檙e seeing the Obama administration release an incredibly expensive regulation on the eve of a major national holiday麻豆传媒映画he administration is clearly hoping to release this at a time when the vast majority of Americans are focused elsewhere, and that alone should tell us something about it.麻豆传媒映画�
Richard Metcalf, Director of Environmental Affairs, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, 麻豆传媒映画渟ay I want to pave a road in New Orleans. If they expand the emissions standards and New Orleans falls into non-attainment, you麻豆传媒映画檇 have to reevaluate every road project and assign it a higher budget.麻豆传媒映画�
Jay Timmons, CEO, National Association of Manufacturers, 麻豆传媒映画渢his new ozone regulation threatens to be the most expensive ever imposed on industry in America and could jeopardise recent progress in manufacturing by placing massive new costs on manufacturers and closing off countries and states to new business by blocking projects at the permitting stage.麻豆传媒映画�
Will Allison, Director, State Department of Public Health and Environment麻豆传媒映画檚 Air Pollution Control Division, 麻豆传媒映画渃ertainly a lower standard will raise additional challenges for the state of Colorado. Natural background levels of ozone in the West are relatively high. And targeting ozone is complicated because ozone isn麻豆传媒映画檛 emitted directly but is formed when sunlight hits emissions from vehicles, power plants and factories麻豆传媒映画ll this makes ozone reduction especially challenging. But we have implemented and will continue to look at practical, cost effective strategies for those sources where we can make a difference.麻豆传媒映画�
Bill Kovacs, US Chamber of Commerce, 麻豆传媒映画渢he EPA麻豆传媒映画檚 proposal to lower the ozone standard will have potentially damaging economic consequences for this country. [The stricter standard] translates into restriction on expansion, permitting delays, increased costs to industry and an impact on transportation planning.麻豆传媒映画�
Fred Upton, US Representative, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, 麻豆传媒映画渢his validates everything we麻豆传媒映画檝e been trying to say about the potential of energy resources to recharge the US economy. It麻豆传媒映画檚 coming and it麻豆传媒映画檚 real and it will have an impact.麻豆传媒映画�
James M. Inhofe, US Senator, 麻豆传媒映画渢oday we are breathing the cleanest air since the CAA was passed in the 1970s, and our country should first look to meet the current ozone standard before we even consider adding more burdensome, costly mandates.麻豆传媒映画�
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