EU agreement on reducing industrial emissions

EU member countries and the European Parliament said Wednesday they have reached a preliminary agreement on curbing industrial emissions, including those from intensive poultry and pig farms and from ore mines. The deal, struck late Tuesday, would "reduce harmful emissions from industry and improve public access to information," the European Council, representing member states, said in a statement. The lead EU lawmaker on the file, Radan Kanev, said it would "significantly" reduce emissions.