WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014—A federal appeals court today unanimously upheld EPA’s latest health-based clean air standards for fine particulate matter, or soot. Inhaling soot pollution can have serious health consequences, ranging from increased asthma attacks, to heart attacks and premature death.
The following is a statement by John Walke, Clean Air Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council:
“This is, literally, a life-saving ruling for thousands upon thousands of Americans who would die prematurely from lung…
