EPA to delay setting air quality standards despite advisory panel recommendation
It's the second time in 12 years a Democratic administration has put off a new ozone standard before an election year.
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It's the second time in 12 years a Democratic administration has put off a new ozone standard before an election year.
The decision puts the new standards well after the political battles of the 2024 election, when Republicans will be looking for targets as they campaign.
A U.S. agency has finally adopted new regulations to prevent premature deaths among minors who get pneumoconiosis by inhaling poisonous dust when digging through rocks.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.
A half-century ago, top U.S. health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since has