EPA finalizes rule to cut down on harmful smog and pollution from power plants

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it had finalized its so-called good-neighbor rule, which aims to cut down on harmful smog and nitrogen oxide pollution from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities.

The agency will require 23 states that are currently not meeting the requirements to adhere to the rule, which sets limits on air pollution from smog and ground-level ozone that wafts into other states. For instance, if one state generating ozone and smog through its coal-fired plants is sending ozone into another state, it could be in violation of the rule.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/15/politics/epa-good-neighbor-power-plant-pollution-rule-climate/index.html#:~:text=The good-neighbor rule is,natural gas-fired power plants.

 

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It's about time. The Trump Administration actually ignored its legal obligation to update those rules.

 

"The Environmental Protection Agency is required by the Clean Air Act to periodically review and revise the rule. After failing do so during the Trump administration, it is now strengthening restrictions under a court-ordered deadline."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/climate/epa-states-pollution-smog.html