Proposal sets out lower limits for soot, which is estimated to cause early deaths of thousands of Americans each year
is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.
“Current science shows that stronger limits are urgently needed,” said Harold Wimmer, president of the American Lung Association, who added that the new limit “falls far short of what is needed to meet the White House’s stated goals of furthering public health and environmental justice”. EPA scientists have estimated exposure at current limits causes the early deaths of thousands of Americans annually from heart disease and lung cancer as well as causing other health problems.
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