A coalition of environmental nonprofits want the EPA to review air toxics regulations governing polyether polyols plants, which emit carcinogens including ethylene oxide.
Louisiana Environmental Action Network, People Concerned About Chemical Safety, and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday, aiming to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to meet statutory deadlines.
The agency is tasked with reviewing hazardous air pollutant standards on a regular timeline under the Clean Air Act, and its review of polyether polyols production is overdue, the groups allege. The EPA last adjusted the standards in ...
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