A single Ohio lime plant gets new, looser pollution limits for sulfur dioxide

US environmental regulators approved new, less strict limits on sulfur dioxide emissions for a lime manufacturing plant in Ohio. This means the plant can release more of the pollutant into the air than it could under previous rules.

Local air quality rules are usually set at the state level, but the US environmental regulators must approve them. This approval means the federal government agrees that the new, higher pollution limits are acceptable for the area. It sets a precedent for other industrial facilities seeking to adjust their emission standards.