DeGette bill targets refinery ‘loophole’ for hydrogen cyanide

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) is floating legislation that aims to force EPA to set a health-protective limit for hydrogen cyanide (HCN) emitted by oil refineries, closing what DeGette calls a “loophole” that allows refiners to emit the neurotoxin in unsafe amounts. The bill , H.R. 2092, would require EPA to set numeric limits for air emissions of HCN under the Clean Air Act’s air toxics program. The legislation would require EPA to set an HCN emission standard that “will fully...