by #AdamMahoney in #CapitalB:

"In the Bay Area, advocates say climate reparations would protect residents by fortifying the region’s shrinking coasts against flooding and removing harmful industries, including several oil refineries and pipelines, chemical plants, and landfills. Residents have been inspired by California’s first-of-its-kind Black reparations task force and a similar effort in San Francisco. Both task forces were created to deliver policy-based reparations recommendations — including for climate-related issues — to the state legislature and city council, respectively."

https://capitalbnews.org/climate-reparations-bay-area/

#BayArea #ClimateReparations #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #groundwater #SeaLevel #environment #flooding #toxic #chemicals #pollution #oil #refineries #pipelines #ChemicalPlants #landfills #racism

EPA has proposed new emissions rules for chemical and plastics plants to reduce hazardous air pollutants and cancer risks for nearby communities. The rules would also require fenceline monitoring and reporting of six toxic chemicals, including ethylene oxide and chloroprene. The rules would affect about 200 facilities across the US, especially in Louisiana and Texas.

#EPA #Emissions #ChemicalPlants

https://undark.org/2023/04/11/epa-proposes-new-emissions-rules-at-chemical-and-plastics-plants/