Affected Industries Slam New EPA Standard for Fine Particle Pollution industrialinfo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from industrialinfo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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. Industry groups warned it could lead to loss of manufacturing jobs and even shut down power plants or refineries. EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the rule would have $46 billion in net health benefits by 2032, including prevention of up to 800,000 asthma attacks and 4,500 premature deaths.
hotter conditions that experts blame on climate change send fire dangers soaring. it kind of is apocalyptic. but, i mean, i would imagine that it s probably worse in canada. so i feel for them. reporter: the heavy haze has canceled school, broadway shows, and sporting events, including the nationals baseball game tonight in d.c. poor visibility in the skies also prompting the faa to order ground stops and delays at a string of major airports along the east coast. as soon as i walk outside, i can feel my eyes getting irritated. it smells like campfire everywhere i go. reporter: we re constantly inhaling pollutants. but wildfire smoke contains uniquely toxic particulates, with traces of chemicals, metals, and plastics. what is happening with that particulate matter when we are inhaling wildfire smoke? so the smaller they are, the deeper they can go into the body. so it s the fine particle that tend to travel, can travel further into the respiratory system, and sometimes even in