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The Obama administration Thursday tightened its regulations for smog-causing ozone pollution despite a furious opposition campaign by industry groups, according to an environmental group briefed by the Justice Department - though the move will bitterly disappoint green groups that wanted even stricter limits.The new standard is 70 parts per billion, down from a limit of 75 parts per billion set under the George W. Bush administration, the source said. Thursday's move comes four years after the White House crushed the hopes of environmentalists and public health groups by postponing any action on ozone until after President Barack Obama's reelection.Read more:
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