Search Results for keywords:"fine particulate matter"

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  • 2021-03031 — Air Plan Approval; ID: Logan Utah-Idaho PM2.5 Redesignation to Attainment and Maintenance Plan
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 9884
    Reading Time:about 44 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to change the designation of a certain area in Idaho from nonattainment to attainment status concerning air quality standards for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). This proposal would approve Idaho's plan to maintain air quality standards in this area through 2031, in line with the Clean Air Act. The plan includes improvements such as reducing emissions from wood smoke and ensuring continued monitoring of air quality. Public comments on this proposal are being accepted until March 19, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to change the air quality label for an area in Idaho to show that the air is cleaner now, and they have a plan to keep it this way until 2031, which involves cutting down on smoke from fires and other pollutants. They're asking for people's opinions on this plan until March 19, 2021.

  • 2024-31776 — Presumptive Service Connection for Leukemias, Multiple Myelomas, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Myelofibrosis Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 1894
    Reading Time:about 47 minutes

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued an interim final rule to grant presumptive service connection for certain cancers, including acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and myelofibrosis, for veterans exposed to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in specific locations during their service. This rule applies to veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, Somalia, or certain countries affected by the Gulf War after specified dates. This decision is based on scientific evidence suggesting a connection between PM2.5 exposure and these diseases, which often have severe outcomes. The rule aims to allow veterans to receive related benefits more quickly, given the typically high morbidity and mortality associated with these conditions.

    Simple Explanation

    The VA made a new rule to help sick soldiers who were in desert places during wars by making it easier for them to get help with certain types of cancer because of the air they breathed.