Most of the major metro regions in the U.S., including Pittsburgh, would not meet the new Clean Air Act standard for tiny soot pollution, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency.
(Trib, November 6, 2024)
Most of the major metro regions in the U.S., including Pittsburgh, would not meet the new Clean Air Act standard for tiny soot pollution, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency.
PGH Works Perspective
The EPA’s new, more stringent standard for PM2.5 soot pollution unfairly penalizes Pennsylvania and impairs vital efforts to grow our industrial base, restore manufacturing jobs, and obtain the necessary air permits to clear new job-creating projects.
