At a hearing held Wednesday to gather public comments on the Trump administration’s delay of tighter restrictions on hazardous air pollution from steel manufacturing, residents urged the government to consider the impact on public health.

“What’s missing from this conversation and this decision is people. The people who, every day, are exposed to hundreds of tons of toxic pollution in their communities,” said Valerie Denney, a member of Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, a citizens group that promotes economic development in Gary, Indiana.

The interim final rule, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of its Clean Air Act obligation to set emission standards for hazardous air pollutants such as benzene and lead, delays the implementation of a Biden administra

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