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Litty Simon

EPA Strengthens Chemical Plant Safety Rules, Addresses Climate Threats

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reinforced safety regulations for chemical plants and industrial sites, overturning relaxations introduced during the Trump administration.

EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe declared these rules as the "strictest safety requirements ever" to prevent chemical accidents, The New York Times reported. The updated regulations, initially enforced after a fatal 2013 Texas fertilizer plant explosion, had been eased in 2019 under Trump.

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