EPA Propsosal Raises Limits on Toxic Emmissions

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EPA Faces Internal Outcry On Airborne Emissions Plan

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 4, 2006; Page A04

A proposal to revise how the Environmental Protection Agency regulates airborne toxic emissions from industrial plants has sparked an outcry from the agency's regional offices, with a majority suggesting that the change would be "detrimental to the environment."

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The draft proposal would lift that requirement from polluters that have reduced their emissions to below 25 tons a year, potentially allowing emissions to increase so long as they stay under the 25-ton limit.

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