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- noun Failure to
attain a particular standard
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The boundaries drawn for the so-called nonattainment areas have implications for the region's growth.
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Wyoming EPA study Due to Energy Production 2009
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PINEDALE -- State officials say Wyoming's recommended ozone 'nonattainment' map is critical to its efforts to reduce ozone-causing emissions from the lucrative Pinedale Anticline and Jonah natural gas fields.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Wyoming EPA study Due to Energy Production 2009
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This determination will have been made before any areas have been designated as 'nonattainment' under the PM 2.5 standards and before imposition of any new controls related to the
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Just as a point of reference, based on our most recent analysis of children outdoors, when measuring the exposures and risks of concern, as well as the number of areas of the country that would be in "nonattainment" status, the current one-hour ozone standard of 0.12 ppm is roughly equivalent to a 0.09 ppm
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This determination will have been made before any areas have been designated as "nonattainment" under the PM2. 5 standards and before imposition of any new controls related to the PM2. 5 standards; and
Presidential Memo On Revised Air Quality Standards Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1997
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This determination will have been made before any areas have been designated as "nonattainment" under the PM2. 5 standards and before imposition of any new controls related to the PM2. 5 standards; and
Presidential Memo On Revised Air Quality Standards A Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1997
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The EPA monitors air quality across the country and "nonattainment" areas with ozone pollution exceeding the EPA's established limits.
Greeley Tribune - Top Stories Sen. Kevin Lundberg 2010
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Across the city, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regularly records ozone levels higher than federal standards permit for eight-hour periods, and the federal government has declared Chicago a "nonattainment" area for particulate matter, meaning the state has to reduce its dangerous concentrations by 2010 or face a loss of federal funds.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Now rural areas in many states, including Missouri, face tough federal regulations because they are being designated as "nonattainment" areas based largely on tests that indicate there is too much ozone in the air.
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