EPA: air pollution rule should be delayed – despite its effect on children
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#2SYVF)
Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges postponing Obama administration measure might have 'disproportionate' effect on young people
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed delaying a federal air pollution rule for two years, despite acknowledging that children will be disproportionately harmed by the decision.
The regulator plans to suspend standards aimed at preventing leaks from the oil and gas industry while it reconsiders the rule, which was introduced in June 2016 under Barack Obama's administration.
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