It’s a seismic shift that runs counter to the #EPA’s mission statement, which says the agency’s core responsibility is to protect human #health & the #environment, #EnvironmentalLaw experts said.
The change could make it easier to repeal limits on these #pollutants from #coal burning power plants, #oil refineries, #steel mills & other industrial facilities across the country, emails & documents show. That would most likely lower costs for companies while resulting in dirtier #air.
Fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, refers to particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, small enough to penetrate deep into the #lungs & enter the #bloodstream. #Ozone is a #smog-causing gas that forms when nitrogen dioxide & volatile organic compounds are emitted from power plants, factories & vehicles & mix in the #air on hot, sunny days.
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