EPA finalizes new rules to reduce pollution

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EPA finalizes new rules to reduce pollution

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules Thursday to try and reduce air pollution that makes people sick and destroys the climate. These rules put stricter guidelines on coal power plants, requiring safe management of coal ash and reducing pollutants but some opponents are criticizing this move. "Coal and natural gas power plants operated by our power sector are some of the largest sources of air, water, and la…