Industrial plants are seeking exemptions from Clean Air Act regulations. An effort to allow these exemptions was made in March 2025, under President Donald Trump's administration. Companies, including coal-fired power plants and chemical manufacturing facilities, were offered the chance to be let off the hook from key provisions of the law.

Further details about this effort are available from InvestigateTV+. The Clean Air Act is a significant environmental law that has prevented thousands of premature deaths.

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