On the recordDecember 16, 2014
The existing standard, the previous standard, the 75 parts per billion standard, was criticized at the time that it was adopted by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “The existing standard, the previous standard, the 75 parts per billion standard, was criticized at the time that it was…”
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Whitehouse discusses criticism of the previous ozone standard's adequacy for public health.
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