EPA reverses decision to delay US ozone pollution deadline

Michael Holder
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EPA administrator Scott Pruitt U-turns on plan to delay deadline to comply with ozone air pollution rules following lawsuit from 15 states

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt has been forced to backtrack over plans to delay the deadline by which states must meet Obama-era rules on air pollution, citing his belief in...

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