'The Five' co-hosts discuss climate protesters gluing their hands to airport runways and Vice President Kamala Harris' latest gaffe.to rescind its recent proposal to tighten air-quality standards, saying the action would devastate the economy.
"The inability to comply with these near-background level standards could lead to consequences such as onerous permitting requirements that would freeze manufacturing and supply chain investments, as well as other unintended consequences," they continued. The regulations would lower the annual PM2.5 standard from a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter to a level between 9 and 10 micrograms per cubic meter. The EPA said it would also take feedback on a reduction to 8 micrograms per cubic meter.PM2.5 is a fine particulate matter often produced via industrial processes.