CARB Advances Rules To Phase Out Chrome6 In Plating Amid Industry Outcry

The California air board is advancing rules to phase out the use of hexavalent chromium (chrome6) at chrome-plating facilities across the state, amid strong pushback from industry groups and small businesses that claim the proposal will force a substantial percentage of more than 100 affected facilities to close or relocate to nearby states. “I think -- because many of these 100-plus facilities are near sensitive receptors . . . we have to do something, we have to do more than...