Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution
The unanimous ruling keeps a 2024 standard that limits fine-particle pollution to 9 micrograms per cubic meter, which EPA said would prevent 4,500 premature deaths.
- On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to abandon the 2024 soot standard, leaving intact an annual limit of 9 micrograms per cubic meter.
- A lawsuit filed by 25 Republican-led states and business groups, led by attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia, challenged the 2024 rule, arguing it would stifle manufacturing and raise costs for families.
- The standard is projected to avoid more than 800,000 cases of asthma symptoms, 2,000 hospital visits, and 4,500 premature deaths annually, according to EPA data supporting the court's decision.
- Senior Judge Douglas Ginsburg dismissed the Trump administration's arguments as lacking merit, rejecting claims the rule would cost "hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars to American citizens."
- Environmental groups including Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council hailed the ruling and are now urging the EPA to immediately enforce the limit in compliance with the Clean Air Act.
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