Transcript: EPA WARNS NEW ENGLANDERS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN SMOG LEVELS ARE HIGH

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May 24, 1999
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BOSTON - With hot weather fast approaching and as part of Air Quality Awareness Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that New Englanders should be aware of the increased risk of ground- level ozone (smog) pollution and the need to take precautions when ozone levels are unhealthy.

"Ground-level ozone smog is one of the Northeast's biggest public health threats, affecting literally millions of New Englanders," said John P. DeVillars, EPA's New England Administrator. "Although we've made great strides combating smog, New Englanders will inevitably see unhealthy ozone days this summer. And when those days occur, EPA and the ...

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