The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a new rule that will require factories and power plants in Ohio and 22 other states to cut smokestack air pollution that creates smog in neighboring states.
Emissions from a coal-burning power plant in Conesville, Ohio, blot out the sun in this December 2004 photo. WASHINGTON, D. C. -
“This final rule is the next step in our agency’s comprehensive efforts to safeguard public health by mitigating the harmful effects of power plants and industrial air pollution,” said Regan, who said it will reduce nitrogen dioxide pollution from those sources by approximately 70,000 tons in 2026. “The final rule underscores the EPA’s important role as a federal backstop when states do not fulfill their responsibilities to protect communities from fossil fuel-burning power and industrial facilities,” said a statement from League of Conservation Voters Senior Director of Government Affairs Matthew Davis.
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