EPA makes first move towards tackling US aviation emissions

Will Nichols
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Ruling prompts agency to start formulating standards to regulate sector under Clean Air Act

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken the first step towards regulating domestic aviation emissions by declaring gases from aircraft cause and contribute to climate change and are consequently...

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