Industry Says EPA Rebuffed Request To Meet Regan On ‘Justice’ Tour

The Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA) says EPA rebuffed its request to meet with Administrator Michael Regan on his environmental justice (EJ) tour through southern states this week, including a Nov. 16 stop in New Orleans, saying the administrator “did not have time.” Greg Bowser, LCA’s president and CEO, is also strongly defending the environmental performance of the state’s industrial sector in advance of potential criticism from Regan, who embarked on his weeklong “Journey for Justice” tour to show that EPA...