Former N.C. Governor Jim Martin writes in today’s Dispatch:
While North Carolinians continue to work to meet the current standard, the EPA is proposing a tighter standard for ground-level ozone emissions that would put more counties in nonattainment, posing additional hurdles and cutting off your highway funding.
What is most alarming is that this proposed regulation by the EPA is not based on solid, reliable science. In addition, the EPA estimates the new standard will cost Americans up to $22 billion a year. As a former governor of this great state, I’m proud of what North Carolina has achieved by way of improving air quality, and I don’t want to see unnecessary regulations inhibit our state’s prosperity when we are already taking successful steps in the right direction.
