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EPA Drops Plan to Strengthen Limits on Fine-Particle Pollution
The EPA seeks to overturn a fine particulate pollution rule due to incomplete air quality review under the Clean Air Act, affecting emissions from smokestacks and vehicles.
- The Environmental Protection Agency dropped its plan to strengthen limits on fine-particle pollution, urging the court to vacate the rule before February 7.
- Environmental groups criticized the decision, stating it would lead to more disease and premature deaths.
- The now-vacated rule would have set a stricter standard for fine particle matter in the air, replacing the Obama-era limit established in 2012.
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Trump seeks to ditch rule on soot pollution
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing in a court filing this week that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution…
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