EPA Eases Presidential Exemptions

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The EPA announced Monday that it would speed up the process by which industry can bypass provisions of the Clean Air Act and other rules designed to limit air pollution with a simple offer: email us for a presidential exemption.

Environmental law experts believe the policy will be challenged in court.

EPA Administrator Zeldin said the agency was reviewing 31 rules that amount to " trillions of dollars in regulatory costs".

"This is something that we will fight to make public," said Joe Bonfiglio , executive director of the U.S. region of the Environmental Defense Fund , a prominent environmental nonprofit. "For companies who take advantage of this hall pass, there are organizations like ours who will make sure communities around those facilities know about the requests." Companies have until March 31 to email the EPA with the required information for the president to consider..

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