US keeps air pollution standard established under Obama 0 SHARES Share it! (AP) — U.S. environmental regulators on Tuesday announced they are leaving intact an air quality standard for power plant pollution that can worsen asthma in children, despite calls by health advocates for a tougher standard. The move keeps in place a threshold for sulfur dioxide pollution established in 2010 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama. Sulfur dioxide comes from burning coal to produce electricity and from other industrial sources. Nevertheless, dozens of areas across the U.S. remain out of compliance with the 2010 standard.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 26, 2019 23:30 UTC