1.   As proposed, the plan shows North Texas barely squeezing under the ozone standard by the deadline.

2.   About a quarter of the country is already unable to meet current federal ozone standards despite spending billions of dollars a year on air pollution controls.

3.   Both areas violate the ozone standard.

4.   By completing three straight summers without a violation, the Valley can move to have the EPA determine that it now meets ozone standards.

5.   Complying with the ozone standard will be a tall order for both cities even with cleaner gasoline, he said.

6.   Even if all the cars stopped being driven tomorrow, the city would still violate federal ozone standards because the industrial pollution is so extreme.

7.   EPA officials confirmed that the law does not contain nearly enough reductions for the state to meet federal ozone standards.

8.   Garvey said the new ozone standard will likely knock the Bay Area out of compliance with the federal Clean Air Act.

9.   Houston indeed violates ozone standards, in part because of its fast growth, but Los Angeles has more violations in other air quality categories, Bartlett said.

10.   Houston has violated the old ozone standard for many years, ranking last year as the city with the worst ozone record in the country.