On Sept. 26, the EPA held the first of three virtual listening sessions on the Biden administration’s proposal to strengthen its chemical disaster rule. Credit: Brendan O'Donnell/Unsplash But environmental justice advocates said the proposal should be considered only a starting point. But there are nearly 12,000 plants subject to federal requirements for chemical safety, known as facilities covered by EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP). Dora Williams of Delaware Concerned Residents for Environmental Justice said, “I’m 73 years old and I’m from the generation where an ounce of prevention is a pound of cure. The test of its true commitment to environmental justice has now begun.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2022 11:09 UTC