The Environmental Protection Agency issued new regulations on Tuesday that force hundreds of chemical plants across the country to cut back on cancer-linked toxic chemicals they spew into the atmosphere, Axios reported.
The new rules mainly target two chemicals: ethylene oxide and chloroprene, which are used at some 200 factories across Texas and Louisiana, as well as other areas of the country.
The new rules are also designed to severely reduce the emission of other common toxins, such as benzene, ethylene dichloride, and vinyl chloride. The Biden administration said it expects the new regulations to limit more than 6,200 tons of toxic air pollution and 23,700 tons of smog-forming volatile organic compounds every year, according to Axios.
If a company detects emission levels that rise higher than a limit set by the EPA, they will be required to find the source of the pollution and fix the problem.
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