EPA MUST REINSTATE POLLUTION LIMITS.

Industrial Environment,  February, 2007  

Tags: pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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A federal appeals court has struck down an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to weaken national rules limiting smog linked to asthma attacks, increased hospitalizations, and that puts millions of Americans at risk for respiratory problems. In a unanimous ruling, the Court held that EPA violated the Clean Air Act in relaxing limits on smog-forming pollution from large power plants, factories, and other sources in cities violating health standards.

Earthjustice brought the court challenge on behalf of the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense, Sierra Club, ...

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