WASHINGTON (AP) The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. Environmental and public health groups hailed the new Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Wednesday as a major step in improving […]
The amount of allowable soot pollution coming from smokestacks, tailpipes, and power plants will be lowered for the first time in over a decade when the Biden administration sets its new rules on Feb. 7.
The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution to improve Americans' health. West Coast cities are most affected by pollution.