EPA Invites Pollution Exemption Requests

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'Inbox from hell': Environmental groups outraged after EPA says polluters can email for exemptions

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EPA invites coal plants and other industrial polluters to seek to bypass key Clean Air Act provisions by sending an email.

Exemptions may be granted for up to two years and can be renewed, if appropriate.

Opponents say plan amounts to a get-out-of-jail-free card for polluters and adds to the Trump administration's onslaught against hard-won protections.

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