Summary

If developers and planners decide to site an industrial chemical plant next door to your home, you’d want the chance to speak up about it. Soliciting input from the communities and individuals affected by pollution is an essential part of how environmental and public health laws are enforced. Under the federal Clean Air Act, large polluting facilities like power plants, chemical manufacturers, and refineries need to have a building permit, and every permitting decision must go through a “notice and comment” process.

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