Trade Associations Ask Trump for Blanket Air Toxics Exemptions

The American Chemistry Council and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers wrote President Donald Trump for broad exemptions that would relieve facilities from complying with air toxics limits.

The trade associations sent the letter according to instructions for a “presidential exemption” from National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, which allowed sources to write to the president directly for a reprieve from the regulations.

The associations on March 31 asked for the exemption for all sources regulated by standards that protect surrounding communities from ethylene oxide and chloroprene emissions from synthetic organic chemical production—known as the Hazardous Organic NESHAP, ...