Friday, December 21, 2012

A Holiday Gift from the EPA: New Rules Will Cut Toxic Air Pollution from American Boilers

World Resources Institute: The U.S. Environment Protection Agency finalized the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule today to protect people from exposure to toxic air pollution from industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers. By encouraging industry to use cleaner-burning fuels and to make efficiency improvements, Boiler MACT will modernize U.S. industry, reduce toxins, and cut carbon pollution. The Boiler MACT rules, which are required by the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, will only target...

URL: http://insights.wri.org/news/2012/12/holiday-gift-epa-new-rules-will-cut-toxic-air-pollution-american-boilers
Enclosure: http://insights.wri.org/files/insights/EPA_boiler_rules.png

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