Series: Sacrifice Zones: Mapping Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution Polluters are turning neighborhoods into “sacrifice zones” where residents breathe in carcinogens.
The Environmental Protection Agency will drastically reduce cancerous air pollution from chemical plants.
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The rule also updates the standards for five other highly toxic chemicals: chloroprene, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride.
For years, Texans like Hidalgo, living near chemical plants, have asked the agency to measure what they’re breathing in.
The Trump administration, for instance, rolled back more than a hundred environmental protections, including two dozen air pollution and emissions policies.
“The work that ProPublica did in identifying some of these disproportionately impacted communities helped draw attention to this issue,” he said. »
