Tell the EPA: Enforce the Clean Air Act Now

The Trump administration is letting some of the country’s biggest polluters sidestep the Clean Air Act with little more than an email.

A new ProPublica investigation found that more than 180 facilities have been granted two-year exemptions from key air pollution rules, including coal plants, chemical manufacturers, and medical sterilizers. Many of these facilities are near homes, schools, and neighborhoods already living with the consequences of toxic pollution.

The Clean Air Act exists because polluted air can cause cancer, respiratory disease, premature death, and lifelong harm. But instead of listening to scientists and protecting communities, Trump’s EPA helped create a pathway for polluters to delay compliance while families keep breathing the consequences.

Tell EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin: Enforce the Clean Air Act, reconsider these dangerous exemptions, and stop giving polluters a free pass.

The harm is not theoretical. In Kentucky, Zeon Chemicals in Louisville and Westlake in Calvert City were granted more time to comply with rules meant to limit toxic emissions. Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood has already faced decades of industrial pollution and elevated health risks. Communities like these should not be forced to absorb more danger so chemical companies can avoid cleanup costs.

The EPA’s job is to protect people, not rubber-stamp industry requests. If polluters can win exemptions without rigorous scientific review, meaningful public input, or real accountability, then the Clean Air Act becomes a suggestion instead of a safeguard.

Add your name to the petition now and demand the EPA enforce clean air protections before more communities are put at risk.

The petition to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin reads:

"Enforce the Clean Air Act now. Reconsider and oppose dangerous exemptions for polluting facilities, require rigorous scientific review before any compliance delays are granted, and stop giving big polluters a free pass at the expense of public health."