WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) pushed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to reconsider the EPA's decision to prematurely reclassify Maricopa County to "serious" nonattainment status for their ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), despite the understanding through previous communications that the effective date would not occur until later in 2025.

"If the EPA continues its expedited schedule in a rush to make their reclassification effective before the Trump Administration takes office, it will negatively impact Arizona and national security," said Lesko. "The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was just awarded $6.6 Billion in CHIPS Act funding. This action by the EPA could jeopardize that funding and makes absolutely no sense."

Read the full letters from Congresswoman Lesko to the EPA and to the Commerce Department.

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