In a nutshell:A citizens group in West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to include their Black community, along with others in Louisiana and Texas, in efforts to tighten rules on cancer-causing air pollution. The suit seeks to pressure regulators to update emissions standards for facilities producing hazardous air pollutants, particularly affecting communities of color and lower-income areas. Exposure to these hazardous air pollutants can lead to an increased cancer risk. These pollutants contribute to air pollution, particularly in communities of color and lower-income areas, exacerbating environmental justice concerns. Derrick Z. Jackson reported for EHN that the EPA considers ethylene oxide emissions to be cancer causing.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2023 20:41 UTC