EPA launches New Year crackdown on chemicals and pollutants

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Four new chemical groups named as Chemicals of Concern, as EPA also announces new rules to ensure polluters pay to clean up their mess

The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) delivered an unwelcome Christmas gift to the chemical industry over the holiday period, making two decisions that were welcomed by environmentalists but which...

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