EPA and Biden Administration Take Action Against Toxic Pollutants.
The Biden administration has proposed a new regulation to significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants, including carcinogens like ethylene oxide and chloroprene. The proposed rule would affect over 200 facilities spread across Texas, Louisiana, the Ohio River Valley, and West Virginia. The action is part of the administration's effort to address the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards facing communities that surround chemical plants, known as fenceline communities. The regulation would mark the first time that the Environmental Protection Agency considered the cumulative impacts of more than one plant on a community, rather than simply the effect of a single source of pollution.