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Industry Questions Broadening Chemical Safety Rule To Include EJ Concerns

By Suzanne Yohannan
July 27, 2021 at 04:49 PM
The waste management industry is cautioning EPA on its plans to make environmental justice (EJ) a key focus in expected revisions to a Trump-era chemical facility safety rule, warning that if the agency expands the rule to incorporate EJ considerations, then it must find a balance to ease burdens on businesses.

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