EPA Under Fire for Approving High-Risk Plastic Fuel and Refinery Water Pollution

The EPA is facing a lawsuit and questions from a U.S. senator over its approval of fuels made from discarded plastic, including one that could subject people nearby to a 1-in-4 lifetime cancer risk. The EPA approved the new chemicals even though its own scientists calculated that pollution from production of one of the plastic-based fuels was so toxic. The plastic-based fuels were given a green light under an EPA program designed to make it easier to create alternatives to fossil fuels.