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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Aliya Uteuova and Oliver Laughland

New rule mandates 200 US plants to reduce toxic emissions linked to cancer

a chemical plant
A chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas, on 18 January 2024. Photograph: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

More than 200 of the US’s chemical plants will be mandated to reduce toxic emissions linked to cancer to and better protect communities from hazardous pollution, the Biden administration announced on Tuesday.

The long-awaited rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will strengthen protections for communities living near industrial sites, especially along the Gulf coast.

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