Political Quotes

“In yet another of many attempts to unravel protections for human health and the environment, and in their endless quest to accommodate the country's biggest polluters, Republicans in the Senate are seeking congressional disapproval for EPA's final rule setting national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for rubber tire manufacturing. A little history here. Since the 1970s, the Clean Air Act has required EPA to set emission standards for facilities that are major sources of hazardous air pollution. For over 50 years, these standards have allowed us to expand our industry and grow our economy while also making major improvements in air quality for the American people. Yet some toxic pollution remains unregulated, even at regulated facilities. And so, in 2020, the DC Circuit, the Federal court, directed EPA to regulate all unregulated hazardous air pollution from major sources. In response, EPA finalized long-overdue protections for the rubber processing stage of tire manufacturing. Before then, this process was entirely unregulated by the Federal Government. But faced with new emissions data showing that rubber processing releases large quantities of hazardous air pollutants, EPA was obliged under the Clean Air Act to act. The rule is expected to significantly reduce toxic air pollution, nominally a goal of this administration.…”