Trump Exempts 202 Polluting Facilities From Toxic Air Rules Across 39 States
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 24
Trump Exempts 202 Polluting Facilities From Toxic Air Rules Across 39 States
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 24
Summary
202 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico were granted waivers from Biden-era EPA toxic-emission rules that had required pollution cuts starting in 2024.
Those rules were issued under the Clean Air Act’s requirement that the EPA periodically adopt affordable, effective controls based on updated pollution-control reviews.
The exempted sites include major chemical plants, steel mills and medical-device sterilization facilities—among the country’s biggest sources of cancer-causing pollution.
The move marks the biggest presidential intervention in the Clean Air Act in more than 50 years and stands out even within Trump’s broader rollback of environmental protections.