Trump told polluters to email him for an exemption. In California, three places have already been approved

More than 340 facilities nationwide have asked the EPA for a break from regulations that limit hazardous emissions.

Three facilities in the Southland have already been approved.

The rule they are seeking relief from applies to ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen that is used for sterilization.

Three industrial facilities in California have received exemptions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to emit a carcinogenic chemical after the Trump administration invited large emitters to bypass key provisions of the Clean Air Act by simply sending an email .

The EPA in March announced that it would allow large stationary sources of air pollution — that is, sources that aren’t vehicles — to apply for an exemption that would enable them to avoid regulations that limit hazardous em