First Carbon Limits for Airplanes in U.S. Proposed by EPA (1)

The EPA proposed a new rule on Wednesday to set greenhouse gas emission standards for aircraft.

If finalized, the rule would set emissions standards for certain types of airplanes under the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection Agency was legally required to set those standards after it found in August 2016 that emissions from certain aircraft elevated concentrations of the greenhouse gases that are the primary cause of climate change.

The proposal will be legally defensible, reduce carbon dioxide, and help protect American jobs, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said during a Wednesday press call.

Emissions from the aviation sector are ...