You are the head of your countyhealth department, and the EPA informs you that yourcounty has failed to meet the national ambient air qualitystandards for ozone, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.Your county is home to a city of 200,000 people and10 sprawling suburbs. It has an aging coal-fired powerplant, a number of factories with advanced pollutioncontrol technology, and no public transportation system.What steps would you urge the county and state governmentsto take to meet the air quality standards? Explainhow you would prioritize these steps.

You are the head of your county
health department, and the EPA informs you that your
county has failed to meet the national ambient air quality
standards for ozone, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
Your county is home to a city of 200,000 people and
10 sprawling suburbs. It has an aging coal-fired power
plant, a number of factories with advanced pollution
control technology, and no public transportation system.
What steps would you urge the county and state governments
to take to meet the air quality standards? Explain
how you would prioritize these steps.