Trump EPA's First Air Toxics Rule Review Eases Cement Sector Standards

The Trump EPA is proposing its first residual risk and technology review (RTR) -- a Clean Air Act mandated review of existing air toxics standards years after their issuance -- by floating eased emissions standards for cement production facilities, while also clarifying some compliance mandates that may save the sector money. In a proposed rule slated for publication in the Sept. 21 Federal Register , the agency finds no additional health risks from cement plants that require stricter air toxics...