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Senate votes to overturn EPA rule that limits 7 hazardous air pollutants

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Senate Republicans voted 52 -46 to overturn an EPA rule tied to the Clean Air Act .

The rule was designed to limit seven of the most hazardousthat are emitted by heavy industry.

The vote marks a major victory for the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries, which had lobbied against the rule for some time.

Several environmental groups have blasted the move.

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