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Draft pollution law seeks tackle lethal European air
2013-12-18 11:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled a draft law to tackle air pollution, which every year is linked to 400,000 premature deaths in Europe and costs of tens of billions of euros. The proposals include new limits on emissions from power plants and industry, as well as measures to make member states comply with existing rules on limiting pollutants associated with asthma, cardiovascular disease and cancer. So far, many member states are failing to enforce existing EU air quality standards, even...
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