Chemical industry asks for blanket exemptions to Biden-era regulations

As Chemical Industry Seeks Exemption From Pollution Limits, Residents See Assault on Their Lives - Inside Climate News

The Biden administration placed landmark limits on toxic pollutants from petrochemicals and other industries. Now, the Trump administration is offering to waive the requirements.By Nicholas KusnetzRobert Taylor fought for years for stronger limits on the toxic chemical released by a neoprene factory in his Louisiana parish. Last year, the Biden administration finally delivered some relief, publishing a rule to reduce hazardous air pollutants fro…

Chemical industry asks for blanket exemptions to Biden-era regulations

Two leading chemical industry groups have asked the Trump administration for blanket exemptions to certain Biden-era regulations for all polluters. The American Chemistry Council and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers requested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exempt all polluters from Biden-era rules that limit their emissions of toxic chemicals.  Just because the trade and…

Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offer

Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.

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Deb FischerU.S. Senator Overreaching environmental regulations upended the Sackett family’s life. Michael and Chantell Sackett purchased a lot in a residential area near Priest Lake, Idaho in 2004. They simply wanted to build a home. They obtained county building permits and, in 2007, started placing sand and gravel on their property to get it ready for the build. But shortly after the family began preparing their lot, the Environmental Protecti…

Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. The request by the American Chemistry Council and the American F

Trump is being asked by the chemical industry for an exemption from pollution restrictions

President Trump is being asked by two chemical industry groups to grant a complete exemption to free factories from new restrictions on dangerous air pollution. The Biden administration’s new rules will require chemical plastics to monitor and reduce the emission of toxic pollutants like ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing ingredient used in antifreezes and plastics. The [...] Source The post Trump is being asked by the chemical industry for an exe…