The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule to require industrial facilities and power plants in 23 states to cut their smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, one of several air quality and climate regulations it is due to unveil.
The rule is one of several measures aimed at cleaning up power and industrial sector emissions that the agency is expected to roll out this spring. Other rules, including new greenhouse gas standards for power plants, are expected as soon as April.
The EPA will also require consistent operation of emissions controls to protect downwind regions and set a maximum daily emission rate for plants.
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