Bush relaxes regulations on air pollution

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The Bush administration relaxed EPA air pollution regulations on November 22, 2002, allowing older factories, refineries, and power plants to modernize without installing expensive anti-pollution equipment. Ulla Reeves of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy criticized the changes as loopholes benefiting polluters and pledged opposition through courts, states, and Congress. The regulatory shift sparked criticism from environmentalists, Democrats, state regulators, and nine Northeastern states planning legal challenges.