Louisiana Manages to Meet EPA's Ozone Standard Before an Anticipated Rule Tightening
Last year, the EPA signaled that it will announce a stricter ground-level ozone standard this fall. South Louisiana and other warm, sunny places tend to be high in "bad" ozone. After a struggle, Baton Rouge and neighboring parishes with refineries and petrochemical plants have managed to comply with EPA's current ozone standard.
Susan Buchanan, ContributorBusiness Writer