After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling

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By By James BruggersApr 1, 2026, 9:45 am184 ptsTrendingTop
Environmental advocates are bracing for a potential exemption from the Clean Air Act to promote so-called “advanced” or “chemical” recycling through pyrolysis. By James Bruggers When former top Environmental Protection Agency official Judith Enck noticed a cavalcade of chemical and plastics industry…

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