Conversation

Under orders from Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is simultaneously moving to
💥rescind Biden-era rules meant to protect the public from toxic pollution
💥while inviting hundreds of petrochemical manufacturers and the dirtiest coal-burning power plants to apply for sweeping “#presidential #exemptions” from meeting updated pollution limits for up to two years, after which they can be renewed.
🔥Handing out regulatory exemptions to polluters provides the Trump EPA time to dismantle years of regulatory work toward limiting emissions of hazardous toxins such as mercury and cancer-causing benzene before private companies face requirements to invest in pollution controls that protect public health.
https://truthout.org/articles/epa-deletes-pollution-tracking-tools-as-it-offers-exemptions-to-polluters/