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Law's Miranda Leppla weighs in on wildfire-skewed ozone levels

Media | May 14, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Looser rules possible for Cleveland polluters after EPA reevaluates wildfire-skewed ozone levels

cleveland.com: Miranda Leppla, director of the Environmental Law Clinic at the School of Law, warned that excluding wildfire smoke may weaken protections, noting such events will become more common with climate change. She argued Cleveland should keep stricter nonattainment standards, saying the region must “control what we can” to better protect public health rather than easing pollution rules.