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July 26, 2016

EPA to limit emissions from aircraft

  • Tighter fuel-efficiency standards have faced stiff opposition from aircraft makers and commercial airlines.
    • By MICHAEL BIESECKER
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The government has found that jet engine exhaust is adding to climate change and endangering human health, and needs to be regulated.

    The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it will use its authority under the Clean Air Act to impose limits on aircraft emissions.


     
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