EPA proposes tough standards to protect poor, people of color from soot pollution
The Biden administration wants to reduce soot pollution levels and possibly prevent thousands of premature deaths annually.
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The Biden administration wants to reduce soot pollution levels and possibly prevent thousands of premature deaths annually.
The president of the American Lung Association says a Biden administration proposal to lower the limits for a deadly air pollutant doesn't go far enough
The Environmental Protection Agency says the U.S. needs to implement tougher standards to control soot pollution in the air, which can kill thousands of people a year when inhaled.
Business groups say plan could 'stifle manufacturing'; environmental, public health groups say it doesn't go far enough
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks