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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Oliver Milman

EPA finally wakes up with stiff new climate rules: ‘They’ve hit full throttle’

The aftermath of the train crash in East Palestine, Ohio.
The aftermath of the train crash in East Palestine, Ohio. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty Images

The sleeping giant of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stirred.

In the past month, an avalanche of anti-pollution rules, targeting everything from toxic drinking water to planet-heating gases in the atmosphere, have been issued by the agency. Belatedly, the sizable weight of the US federal government is being thrown at longstanding environmental crises, including the climate emergency.

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