Gladwyn d’SouzaJun 11, 2023

#RegulatoryCapture: A #BigOil-backed #exemption in #federal #environmental #law allows #states to discount #pollution from “exceptional events” beyond their control, including #wildfires… so #emissions sources in the state won’t be required to reduce other #discharges to help offset the #smokepollution.

#keepitintheground
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
#distributemedia

https://open.substack.com/pub/rssg7c7gxlbkmwwwdailypostercom/p/648394893f62630001dbbc72-ba463452?r=11rw36&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Oil Lobby Pushed Pollution Loophole for Wildfire Smoke

Climate change is intensifying toxic wildfires, but Big Oil has pushed to exempt the resulting pollution from federal air quality standards.

The Lever