Energy and Global Warming News for June 4: EPA sets first new limit on sulfur dioxide in decades; China spends $34.6 billion on renewables; Coulomb Tech will install nearly 5,000 EV charging stations

EPA sets first new limit on sulfur dioxide in decades

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday set a new health standard that coal-fired power plants and other industries will have to meet on sulfur dioxide, a pollutant that triggers asthma attacks and causes other respiratory problems.

The EPA set the new standard within a range that an independent panel of scientists suggested. This marks the first time the standard has been changed since the original one was issued in 1971.

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