EPA tightens particulate standards for first time in decade
"Fine particulate matter is both deadly and extremely costly," EPA Administrator Michael Regan told reporters, adding the decision was"based on sound science and a rigorous evaluation of the data that we have at hand."
Former President Donald Trump's administration had left the 2012 standard in place, despite mounting research that those levels pose a threat to public health. Public health and environmental groups said they had hoped for a tougher proposal, and for one during EPA's comment period. The EPA will take public comments and provide additional information on the"The science is clear that we need standards at the most protective ends of the ranges that EPA's own scientific advisors recommended," said Laura Kate Bender, national assistant vice president at the American Lung Association.
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