EPA decides to reject the latest science, endanger public health and ignore the law by keeping an outdated fine particle air pollution standard
- Written by H. Christopher Frey, Glenn E. Futrell Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Diesel emissions are a major source of fine particle pollution.Bob Chamberlin/Getty Images
The COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown have temporarily produced clearer skies across the U.S. Meanwhile, however, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been busy finding reasons not to pursue long-lasting air quality gains.
On April 30, 2020, the...