<div class='node-body'><p>A US appeals court overturned a recent Environmental Protection Agency air pollution rule on Tuesday, which <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/08/21-0" target="_blank">would have reduced harmful emissions</a> from coal-burning power plants and saved the lives of up to 34,000 people per year. As many as 240 million Americans will now lose the protections against dangerous smog and soot pollution.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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