SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Senator John Thune is trying to block the EPA’s attempt to expand ozone regulations nationwide.
Thune says according to the National Association of Manufacturers lowering the smog standard will be costly.
The NAM study, says Thune, suggests that the EPA proposal could lead to 1.4 million fewer jobs and reduce the country's annual gross domestic product by $140 billion.
Thune’s bill prevents the E-P-A from lowering the standard until 85 percent of the nation’s counties now in violation become compliant with the existing standard.