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Industry lobbyists weakened Europe air pollution rules, say Greenpeace
2015-03-05 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New limits on air pollution in Europe have been watered down because governments are allowing some of the worst polluters to help draw up the rules, according to a Greenpeace investigation. The Guardian has also learned that despite UK claims to the contrary, energy industry representatives repeatedly and forcefully pushed for weaker pollution limits at meetings in Brussels. As a result of ongoing lobbying, the proposed European Union standards on toxic emissions from coal plants will be less...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical