Proclamation exempts several Louisiana chemical facilities from EPA changes

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President Donald Trump issued a proclamation exempting certain chemical manufacturing facilities—including several in Louisiana—from upcoming changes to the EPA’s Hazardous Organic National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

The new rule, finalized last year, would impose stricter emissions control requirements on facilities in the synthetic chemical and polymer manufacturing sectors. Read more from The Center Square.