Chemical industry asks for blanket exemptions to Biden-era regulations
- Industry groups representing chemical and petrochemical manufacturers seek exemptions from EPA rules limiting toxic emissions like mercury and benzene.
- The groups claim compliance costs could exceed $50 billion, significantly more than the EPA's $1.8 billion estimate.
- Environmental groups have denounced the administration's offer to grant exemptions, calling it a 'polluters portal' that endangers public health.
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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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