{"id":1320,"date":"2020-12-07T19:46:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T19:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=134787"},"modified":"2020-12-07T19:46:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T19:46:58","slug":"trump-administration-to-finalize-deeply-harmful-dirty-soot-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/07\/trump-administration-to-finalize-deeply-harmful-dirty-soot-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration to Finalize Deeply Harmful Dirty Soot Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON – The Environment Protection Agency is expected to announce it has finalized its new soot rule on Monday. The regulation keeps the standards at 2012 levels, even though the agency\u2019s own scientists have called for the need to strengthen the rule to protect American lives. Under this rule, particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) — which is harmful to human health — will continue to be emitted into the air at dangerous levels. In contrast, a stronger standard would protect the health of countless Americans, according to peer-reviewed studies<\/a>. An EPA analysis<\/a> shows that 50,000 or more lives will be prematurely lost under the current standards.<\/p>\n