Analysis finds 500 plants in 45 states could seek air toxics waivers

A new analysis from environmentalists finds that more than 500 facilities across 45 states could seek an exemption from toxic air pollution emission limits from EPA after Administrator Lee Zeldin last month opened a portal for facilities to seek such waivers. The April 7 analysis , by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and other health and environmental groups, shows “the extensive number of high-polluting facilities” that Zeldin “has invited to seek exemptions from national limits on hazardous air pollution.” The facilities...