EPA Clears the Air for Polluters With U.S. Factory Emissions Rules
- New guidance changes the way pollution curbs are triggered
- The new approach applies only to existing facilities
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has issued a new directive that clarifies a powerful but technical facet of the Clean Air Act, completing a trifecta of high-profile changes to the way EPA oversees conventional air pollution.
Tuesday’s action takes the form of guidance to regulated industries, which include iron and steel, paper, forestry, refiners and manufacturing.