According to Gongwer News Service:

Governor Ted Strickland should urge federal environmental regulators to revise proposed air quality rules that could bring about devastating impacts on the state’s economy, a manufacturing industry leader said Tuesday.

Former Michigan Governor John Engler, now president of the National Association of Manufacturers, asked Mr. Strickland during a Statehouse meeting to get involved in the U.S. EPA’s ongoing rulemaking process, saying the changes, if implemented, would force massive job losses.

NAM said the proposed rules, which would lower allowable ozone levels could cost the state upwards of 28,000 jobs and $3.7 billion in regional gross product.

Several other organizations, including the Ohio Farm Bureau, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers and the cities of Zanesville, Massillon, Steubenville, New Philadelphia and East Liverpool have also urged changes.

Buckeye Institute analyst Marc Kilmer makes the case for caution on these ozone regulations here.

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