Friday 15 June 2012

Environmental Protection Agency-The Washington Post-Government Plans-Soot Standards

U.S. proposal would tighten soot standards: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans on Friday to announce a proposal to strengthen standards for regulating air pollution from soot that could offer health benefits over time but require some industries to make new anti-pollution investments, The Washington Post reported. The Environmental Protection Agency will propose to tighten annual exposure to fine-particle soot to between 12 and 13 micrograms per cubic meter of air from 15 micrograms, according to people briefed on the plan, the report said. ... read more..

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