"EPA Tightens Limits on Deadly Air Pollution to Save Lives"

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"EPA Tightens Limits on Deadly Air Pollution to Save Lives"
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The Environmental Protection Agency has tightened limits on fine industrial particles, a common and deadly form of air pollution, for the first time in a decade, lowering the annual standard to nine micrograms per cubic meter of air. The new rule is expected to prevent 4,500 premature deaths annually and deliver $46 billion in net health benefits, but industry leaders are likely to challenge it, citing potential economic harm.

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