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Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution
The unanimous ruling keeps a 2024 standard that limits fine-particle pollution to 9 micrograms per cubic meter, which EPA said would prevent 4,500 premature deaths.
- On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to abandon the 2024 soot standard, leaving intact the 9 micrograms annual limit.
- A lawsuit filed by 25 Republican-led states and business groups, led by attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia, challenged the 2024 rule, arguing it would raise costs for manufacturers and families.
- The EPA projected the standard would prevent more than 800,000 cases of asthma symptoms, 2,000 hospital visits, and 4,500 premature deaths annually, underscoring the public health stakes of the ruling.
- Senior Judge Douglas Ginsburg dismissed the Trump administration's arguments as lacking merit, rejecting claims the rule would cost "hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars to American citizens."
- Environmental groups including Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council hailed the ruling and are now urging the EPA to immediately enforce the standard under the Clean Air Act.
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Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution
A federal appeals court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution.
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Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthened in 2024.Soot, made up of tiny toxic particles that lodge deep in the lungs, results in severe health harms, including premature death, and comes from sources like vehicle exhaust pipes, power plants, and factories.The National Ambient Air …
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