With ground-level smog causing respiratory and heart issues, affecting over 127 million people, industrial facilities and power plants from New York to Nevada would be subject to the rule. U.S. EPA says 23 states must curb emissions to fight smog:
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule to require industrial facilities and power plants in 23 states to cut their smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions, one of several air quality and climate regulations it is due to unveil.
Ground-level ozone, or smog, can cause respiratory and heart issues and can travel downwind across state lines, affecting over 127 million people. States ranging from New York to Texas to Nevada would be subject to the rule. The rule is one of several measures aimed at cleaning up power and industrial sector emissions that the agency is expected to roll out this spring. Other rules, including new greenhouse gas standards for power plants, are expected as soon as April.
The EPA will also require consistent operation of emissions controls to protect downwind regions and set a maximum daily emission rate for plants.
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