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EPA Declares Leaded Plane Fuel a Public Health Threat, Paving Way for Limits

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Mike von S.

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Just now as reported by Bloomberg:

The Biden administration on Wednesday declared emissions from airplanes running on leaded aviation fuel a threat to public health — a first step toward stamping out a major source of metal pollution linked to developmental delays, kidney disease and other health concerns.

The so-called endangerment finding from the Environmental Protection Agency zeroes in on leaded aviation fuel used primarily in small piston-engine aircraft, where the metal provides octane critical for performance.

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