Under fire EPA hits back with stringent air pollution rules

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Tough new targets to cut emissions from US power plants

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled stringent new rules that will require power plants in 27 states to deliver deep cuts in emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Released...

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