EPA rule to slash toxic pollution will affect 80 Texas plants [Video]

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Post date April 10, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency adopted a final rule Tuesday that will require chemical manufacturers, like Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, to reduce air emissions of certain toxic chemicals. The company’s East Refinery is on a list of 80 affected facilities in Texas. Credit: Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune

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More than 200 chemical manufacturing plants nationwide — including dozens in Texas along the Gulf Coast — will be required to reduce toxic emissions that could cause cancer for people who live nearby under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule announced Tuesday.

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