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EPA plan would limit downwind pollution from power plants | WTOP News

Mar 12, 2022 View Original Article
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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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    16% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -56% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Manufacturers will work with EPA to ensure the rules can "achieve shared goals in a constructive way," Newhouse said.
55% : The plan would cover engines used in natural gas pipeline; cement kilns; boilers and furnaces in iron and steel mills; glass manufacturers; and boilers used in chemical, petroleum, coal and paper plants.
52% : The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a federal plan that would restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can't control.
51% : In cases where a state has not submitted a "good neighbor" plan -- or where EPA disapproves a state plan -- the federal plan would take effect to ensure downwind states are protected, the EPA is now proposing.
51% : EPA expect to issue a final rule by the end of the year.
39% : A 2015 rule set by EPA blocks states from adding to ozone pollution in other localities.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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