The EPA is increasing air quality standards. Will it help Augusta's air?
Augusta has the worst air quality in the state of Georgia for fine particle pollution according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ...
January 28, 2023
2:06 AM
Augusta has the worst air quality in the state of Georgia for fine particle pollution according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and new regulations from the agency may force the city to start anew a cleanup effort.The EPA has published a draft of a new rule proposing that the current standard for air pollution in the U.S., which hasn't been updated in about a decade, become more strict because of the pollution's impact on human health. Specifically, the agency is cracking down on PM 2.
Marisa Mecke