When the first Trump administration’s EPA delayed and then turned back stronger safety measures that were put in place a decade ago in response to calls for stronger action, Earthjustice, community, health, and environmental groups, New York and other State Attorneys General, and the United Steelworkers sued.
In 2018, a federal court ruled that the life-saving protections must be implemented by industry, finding that the Trump administration’s EPA’s Delay Rule was unlawful and arbitrary and capricious.
Now, as the second Trump administration again attempts to undermine protections, we’ll take a hard look at the EPA’s final rule and decide whether we have to go to court again to stand with workers and communities seeking basic protection that all families and children need — to be safe from chemical disasters.
Read the comments filed by Earthjustice opposing Trump’s rollback in with: Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, Air Alliance Houston, California Communities Against Toxics, Coalition For A Safe Environment, Community In-Power and Development Association, The Coming Clean Network, Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform, Moms Clean Air Force, Sierra Club, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, and Union of Concerned Scientists, and supported by the Center for Environmental Health, Rubbertown Emergency ACTion, and the Kentucky Resources Council.
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