The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized new standards aimed at significantly reducing cancer-causing air pollution from chemical plants. This regulatory action, which comes two years after a ProPublica analysis highlighted toxic hot spots elevating cancer risks for millions, includes stringent measures to control emissions. Residents affected by the pollution, including Jim Borders who criticized the government's recent $1M fine as 'chump change' for a $19B company, have expressed frustration over delays in addressing these health hazards, with calls for more decisive action. The new rules have been described as a crucial step in mitigating major cancer risks associated with chemical plant emissions.
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The Environmental Protection Agency will drastically reduce cancerous air pollution from chemical plants. “This is an incredibly significant rule that will curtail some of the nation’s biggest drivers of cancer risk,” one advocate said. https://t.co/nhWFTQkHLi
Residents are tired of waiting for the pollution to stop. “It’s time for EPA to really take some action,” Jim Borders, a retired credit union manager, said at the meeting, calling the government’s recent $1M fine “chump change" for a company worth $19B. https://t.co/ouzalhhXGt
The EPA has finalized new standards to drastically reduce cancerous air pollution from chemical plants. The regulation comes two years after a ProPublica analysis identified toxic hot spots that elevate the risk of cancer for millions of Americans. https://t.co/THtiBxiHQC
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