Join the fight to ensure the Clean Air Act continues to keep our communities
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Jack,



President Trump is forcing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
abandon its legal obligation to protect human health and the environment – by
granting more than one-third of the nearly 550 polluting facilities nationwide
a two-year exemption from Clean Air Act rules, allowing dangerous air pollution
to go unchecked.



The result? Millions of people are exposed to higher cancer risks. We can’t
let this happen.



Tell your members of Congress to enforce the existing Clean Air Act
rules—without exception.
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The Clean Air Act exists to protect people from harmful pollutants—such as
ethylene oxide, mercury, and lead—known to cause cancer and other serious
health harms. But instead of enforcing the law, Trump is siding with corporate
polluters and putting our communities at risk.



So far, 188 exemptions have already been granted to coal power plants,
chemical manufacturers, commercial sterilizers, and other polluters. Another
366 are eligible for the same two-year exemption.



Nearly 4.6 million people live within two miles of at least one
exemption-eligible facility, and more than 4,300 schools and childcare centers
are within two miles of at least one of the exemption-eligible facilities.That
means millions of people–including children—are breathing more toxic air and
facing increased cancer risks.



And, it’s no accident. Emails between Trump’s political appointees and
facility operators show that the EPA isintentionally catering to corporate
polluters by soliciting exemption requests and rushing the process to deliver
them.No applications or public comment period. No community input or oversight.



We must stop them now.



Tell Congress: We need our leaders to step up and ensure the EPA complies with
the Clean Air Act and implements science-based rules to protect health and to
ensure our communities' safety over polluters' profits!
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Sincerely,

Alex Vanderweele Ortman
Director of Membership
Union of Concerned Scientists



P. S. Please help reach our elected officials to protect science-backed
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