We , along with others, stopped them from cancelling the Obama rules pending rule making, although it was a largely symbolic victory. Now that the rule making is complete I can't officially say that we're suing them to stop the rollbacks...but we're suing them
to stop the rollbacks. Today's event at TPC in Port Neches only reinforces the position.
On Nov 27, 2019, at 7:25 AM, Samuella Sigmann <sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu> wrote:
? They might want to rethink this decision.....
EPA SCALES BACK RULES PUT IN PLACE AFTER DEADLY 2013 BLAST AT TEXAS FERTILIZER PLANT https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/epa-scales-back-rules-put-in-place-after-deadly-2013-blast-at-texas-fertilizer-plant/285-884cbb6f-2994-4442-9c94-10a18326dd67 Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, death, ag_chems AUSTIN, Texas Ñ The Trump administration is scaling back chemical plant safety measures that were put in place after a Texas fertilizer plant explosion in 2013 that killed 15 people. The changes announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency include ending a requirement that plants provide members of the public information about chemical risks upon request. The Obama era rules followed a fire at the West Fertilizer Co. plant that caused ammonium nitrate to ignite, triggering a massive explosion that ripped open a large crater. Ten firefighters were among those killed. EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler says the changes do away with "unnecessary administrative burdens." Chemical manufacturers had pushed for the changes.
See: https://wtvr.com/2019/11/27/texas-chemical-plant-explosion-causes-extensive-damage-to-city/
Happy Thanksgiving
Sammye
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