New ozone rules could choke industry: Ex-EPA official

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The new ozone regulations handed down by the Environmental Protection Agency could end industrial development in many parts of the country, a former agency official told Congress Thursday.

Jeffrey Holmstead, a partner at Bracewell and Giuliani and a former assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, warned members of the House Science, Space and Technology committee that the new National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone could mean a drop in industrial investment.

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