Environmental

EPA Sued for Failure to Issue Air Pollution Standards

Dangerous levels of soot particles cause thousands of deaths each year
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012.  The American Lung Association and the National Parks Conservation Association today filed a federal lawsuit to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete the required review of the need for stronger limits on the amount of soot, smoke, and other airborne particles that endanger public health.
Soot. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Airborne particulate matter is comprised of tiny particles of smoke, soot, metals and…

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