A new EPA proposal is taking aim at reducing emissions from power plants that affect people living downwind. Air pollution from these sources has been shown to cause thousands of asthma cases and other cardio-respiratory impairments. The proposed regulations have been termed the “transport rule” because it is designed to address the eastern United States, across which the pollution is transported.

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EPA Proposes Transport Rule to Aid Downwind States

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