Companies were asked to send an email by Monday seeking permission from President Donald Trump to bypass the new restrictions. This is a part of a, quote, a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations. The Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance for exemptions for requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. You familiar with this? Now with your reading, I think it is important that we return the discussion to what this CRM. I hear you, Mr. Joyce. I get it. (05:18–05:35)
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Asserts that the Trump administration is allowing exemptions for polluters from emission reduction requirements.
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