House votes to rein in EPA smog rules

Published July 18, 2017 9:47pm ET



The House voted Tuesday to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from adding new regulations on smog-forming ozone pollution before states have had time to comply with previously enacted air quality standards.

The House passed the bill 229-199 along party lines to “facilitate efficient state implementation of ground-level ozone standards.”

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