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The #EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked.
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Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, #Kentucky, remains polluted.
The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.
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Why EPA Efforts to Clean Up Kentucky Town Haven’t Worked
Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted. The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.ProPublica
“More than 200 chemical plants across country will be required to curb toxic pollutants they release into the air under a regulation announced by the #Biden admin…aimed at reducing risk of #cancer for people living near industrial sites. 1st time in nearly 2 decades the govt has tightened limits on pollution from chemical plants” #EPA
Multiple states have asked the #EPA to ban a #chemical in tires that has been found to kill wild salmon. https://www.thedrive.com/news/tire-makers-say-theyre-not-liable-for-waterway-pollution-because-it-takes-years
Tire Makers Say They're Not Liable for Waterway Pollution Because It Takes Years
Tire companies face a lawsuit and pressure from multiple U.S. states to cease using a chemical that can decimate wild fish populations.The Drive
