EPA to eliminate limits on climate pollution from power plants
The rule, which is expected to face immediate legal challenges, also could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, sources said.
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The rule, which is expected to face immediate legal challenges, also could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, sources said.
The new report evaluated air quality in different parts of the country by measuring the presence of ozone and particle pollution in the atmosphere.
El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, had some of the worst air pollution in the U.S. last year, according to a new report.
A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution.
"You can actually see it, it's like white sometimes," said Joppa resident Ageda Alvarado. "We barely wash our cars and then the following day, there's like this little type of dirt, film, or something on top of it."
Air pollution is even more dangerous than smoking or alcohol, researchers concluded.
Millions of Americans woke up the morning after Independence Day celebrations to air quality advisories across the U.S.
According to the American Lung Association, the DFW Metroplex had the 18th worst ozone pollution in the U.S. out of 227 metropolitan areas.
