A resolution recognizing that ozone pollution can cause lung disease, asthma attacks, cardiovascular problems, and reproductive issues.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This Senate resolution formally recognizes that ozone (smog) pollution causes serious health problems including lung disease, asthma attacks, cardiovascular issues, and reproductive problems. It calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce smog pollution, specifically by supporting robust implementation of the 2024 methane emission standards.
Who Benefits and How
Public health organizations and environmental advocacy groups benefit from official Senate recognition of ozone health harms. Communities in areas with high ozone pollution may see improved air quality if EPA strengthens enforcement of methane standards. Healthcare systems could see reduced burden from pollution-related illnesses.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Oil and gas producers and other industrial emitters of methane may face increased regulatory scrutiny and compliance costs if EPA aggressively implements the 2024 methane standards referenced in this resolution. However, as a non-binding resolution, this does not directly impose any new requirements.
Key Provisions
- Officially recognizes that ozone pollution causes lung disease, asthma attacks, cardiovascular problems, and reproductive issues
- Expresses Senate support for EPA action to reduce smog pollution
- Calls for robust implementation of the 2024 methane emission standards
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expresses the sense of the Senate that ozone pollution causes serious health problems and that the EPA should act to reduce smog pollution by supporting the 2024 methane standards
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Public Health
Primary Purpose
Expresses the sense of the Senate that ozone pollution causes serious health problems and that the EPA should act to reduce smog pollution by supporting the 2024 methane standards
Policy Domains
Senate Resolution
Identified Gains
- Public health advocates
- Environmental groups
- Communities in high-ozone areas
Identified Costs
- Oil & gas producers
- Industrial methane emitters
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, …
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_epa"
- → Environmental Protection Agency
- "the_senate"
- → United States Senate
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