Chairman's Corner
Tony Clark and Favil West
Nevada State Energy Forum Co-ChairmenDear Fellow Nevadans,
The Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) is proposing, under the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), to lower the Federal standard for county ground-level ozone from the 2008 mandate of 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 60-70 ppb. This reduced threshold for ground level ozone will put both Clark and Washoe County in a position of perpetual non-attainment, severely limiting our ability to foster business growth and expand job opportunities.
Efforts to comply with these more stringent standards will cost our businesses, our citizens, and our county governments millions of dollars we can ill afford. We will be forced to stifle development, rather than encourage it.......
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