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EPA wants state to crack down on plant startup pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency says Louisiana is violating federal law by allowing manufacturers to release toxic air pollutants in amounts greater than their permits specify during plant startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions, including those resulting from hurricanes, tropical storms or accidents.

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