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June 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out plans Friday to
toughen standards for fine particulate matter, or soot, which is
dangerous microscopic pollution emitted by factories, power plants,
diesel vehicles and other sources.
The proposal, which the agency
is issuing under a court-ordered deadline, would pare the current annual
exposure standard of 15 micrograms per cubic meter down to between 12
and 13.
EPA’s plan is certain to fuel election-year political fights over the
Obama administration’s regulatory agenda.
Lobbyists for oil companies
and other industries have pressed the administration to maintain the current standards, warning that tougher rules will take an economic toll.
National
Association of Manufacturers CEO Jay Timmons said the new soot
standards will create difficult requirements for existing factories, and
create hurdles to permitting new plants.
“The scope and damaging
impact the EPA’s new standard will have on manufacturers across the
country, both large and small, is troubling,” he said in a statement.
But
EPA said that separate Clean Air Act rules finalized recently will go a
long way toward ensuring the new soot standards are met.
“Ninety-nine
percent of U.S. counties are projected to meet the proposed standards
without undertaking any further actions to reduce emissions,” EPA said
in announcing the proposal Friday.
The George W. Bush administration in 2006 maintained the annual fine particulate standard that was set in 1997, but did toughen the 24-hour exposure standard.
Fine
particulate pollution is dangerous because it can reach deep into the
lungs and enter the bloodstream. The soot is linked to a range of
respiratory and cardiovascular problems such as asthma, bronchitis and
irregular heartbeat, according to EPA.
The agency plans to finalize the rules by mid-December.
The
American Lung Association, which along with other environmentalists and
11 states had sued EPA to force revised soot rules, applauded the
decision to reduce the standard.
The group also for an even greater tightening, however, down to 11 micrograms per cubic meter.
“The
American Lung Association is pleased that EPA has proposed a much
tighter annual particle pollution standard that will prevent thousands
of premature deaths and tens of thousands of asthma attacks each year.
See full article HERE
This is really something… why are ‘they’ so worried about ‘soot’ polution to save lives? ‘They’ allow crap in our water, junk in our food, and are spraying us to death 24/7… Give me a break! Let me guess… it’s for the children… again. ~ SadInAmerica
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