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Airlines rebound, EPA revokes Trump era reforms

Airlines rebound, EPA revokes Trump era reforms
Airlines rebound, EPA revokes Trump era reforms
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The EPA is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration says will make it easier to enact limits on dangerous and climate-changing emissions. The EPA says the rule imposed procedural restrictions and other requirements that would have limited its ability to use the best available science in developing regulations under the Clean Air Act.

U.S. airlines carried 10% more passengers in March than in March 2020, the first year-over-year increase since the onset of the pandemic.  Airlines carried 39.2 million domestic passengers, a 14% increase from the year-ago period, and 3.4 million international passengers, a 26% decline. The decline in international passengers was the smallest year-over-year decline since February of last year.


Congratulations New Orleans…your barbeque is No. 1…at least according to international food magazine Chef’s Pencil.   Using data from TripAdvisor, the magazine called New Orleans the U.S. city with the best barbeque, followed by Oklahoma City and Charlotte.