je.st
news
EPA to clamp down on deadly oil refinery pollution
2014-05-16 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The millions of Americans who risk cancer every day by breathing in toxic pollution belched out by oil refineries could soon be breathing a little bit easier. The EPA proposed overdue new rules on Thursday that would force about 150 refineries in 30 states to rein in their air pollution, and to do a better job of monitoring it. Here`s the Natural Resources Defense Council`s John Walke with an overview of the proposal: EPA has proposed for the first time to require fenceline monitoring for carcinogenic...
Tags: oil
pollution
deadly
epa
Category:Electronics and Electrical
Latest from this category |
All news |
||
|
|||