Number 29 (Story #3), April 11, 1991 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein OZONE DEPLETION IS OCCURRING TWICE AS FAST as previously thought at the latitudes of the U.S., according to the EPA. The new EPA report disclosed that ozone losses during the 1980's was nearly 5%, a development which EPA head William Reilly called "disturbing." (Time Magazine, 15 April 1991.)