Friday, December 21, 2012

U.S. EPA softens rules on industrial boiler emissions

Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has softened rules to curb pollution from industrial boilers and large incinerators, revising earlier versions to target only the largest polluters and give them more time to comply. The agency on Friday formalized standards it initially released in March 2011 for reducing toxic air pollution, including mercury and particle pollution, known as soot, from boilers, solid waste incinerators and cement kilns. Boilers, typically fired by coal, oil, natural...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/us-usa-pollution-epa-idUSBRE8BK0Z420121221?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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