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President Trump announced this week that he is exempting 20 additional polluting facilities from Biden-era clean air regulations, drawing immediate condemnation from environmental advocates. Trump signed a proclamation exempting these facilities from a rule designed to limit toxic chemical emissions. The Biden administration had previously stated that the rule would reduce cancer cases within a 31-mile radius of approximately 200 facilities. This move represents a continuation of Trump's rollback of environmental protections, prioritizing industrial interests over public health concerns according to critics. The Hill reports that the exemption applies to facilities that would have been required to implement stricter pollution controls under the original regulation.
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President Trump announced this week that he is exempting 20 more polluting facilities from regulations enacted under the Biden administration, a move that has drawn condemnation from environmental advocates.
Trump signed a proclamation exempting the facilities from a rule aimed at curbing toxic chemicals. When the Biden administration introduced the rule, it stated that the measure would reduce cancer cases within a 31-mile radius of approximately 200 facilities.
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Trump Exempts 20 More Polluting Facilities from Clean Air Regulations