Sierra Club Cites Coal Phasedown Deal To Push For Tougher PM Limits

Sierra Club is seizing on the Biden administration’s recent international commitment to phase down coal use for energy to push EPA to set tougher federal limits for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), arguing that slashing coal power would bring major benefits in conventional air pollution cuts as well as greenhouse gas reductions. “Coal pollution is responsible for over 460,000 deaths over the last two decades, and the Biden administration has a critical opportunity to demonstrate global leadership and save thousands of...