Federal appeals court blocks Trump EPA's bid to scrap Biden-era soot pollution rule
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Guardian staff reporter
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A federal appeals court unanimously rejected the Trump EPA's attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that tightens standards on deadly soot pollution from coal-fired power plants, factories, and industrial sources. The ruling by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is a setback for the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda and its efforts to boost coal energy. The 2024 standard on fine particulate matter (soot) remains in place for now.
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· 3 pulledA federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution.
The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel is a setback for the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda and its repeated efforts to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source.
The decision by the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit leaves intact, for now, a tighter standard set in 2024 on pollution from coal-fired power plants, factories and other industrial sources.
Decision leaves in place Biden-era standard on pollution from coal-fired plants, factories and other industrial sources
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