Environmental Defense Fund Statement: In Victory for Clean Air, Judge Orders EPA to Implement Protections From Soot
July 18, 2026
July 18, 2026
NEW YORK, July 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement:
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Statement: In victory for clean air, judge orders EPA to implement protections from soot
WASHINGTON -- A federal district court ruled last night that the Trump EPA must carry out its responsibility under the Clean Air Act to implement our national protections against fine particulate pollution (PM2.5, or soot).
"EPA's own scientists found that i . . .
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Statement: In victory for clean air, judge orders EPA to implement protections from soot
WASHINGTON -- A federal district court ruled last night that the Trump EPA must carry out its responsibility under the Clean Air Act to implement our national protections against fine particulate pollution (PM2.5, or soot).
"EPA's own scientists found that i . . .