NRDC will revive lawsuit against administration; Chamber of Commerce says WH "heeded our warning"

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http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/09/epa-smog-rule-rejection-stirs-anger-white-house/corfTMjmVTHupUenUNeM3N/index.html

At the same time, the move stirred calls among Republicans for further action, as well as from groups seeking less business regulation. US Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said that the White House had “heeded our warning.”

“This an enormous victory for America’s job creators, the right decision by the President, and one that will help reduce the uncertainty facing businesses. It’s also a big first step in what needs to be a broader regulatory reform effort,” he said.

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Environmental groups were scathing in their criticism of the president. Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, accused the White House of “siding with corporate polluters over the American people,” and said the organization will revive a lawsuit against the administration over the smog standard.

“The Clean Air Act clearly requires the Environmental Protection Agency to set protective standards against smog--based on science and the law. The White House now has polluted that process with politics,” she said.