House lawmakers voted to reverse an Environmental Protection Agency set of standards to reduce hazardous emissions from the rubber tire manufacturing process.
On Wednesday, House lawmakers voted 216 to 202 to pass Rep. Morgan Griffith’s (R-VA) bill to undo the EPA’s rule relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing.” Republicans argued that the rule increases compliance costs for the industry and results in higher prices for consumers.
The EPA implemented the standards last November. The standards address the emissions of
hazardous air pollutants from the rubber tire process to protect public health. The EPA, at the time, estimated that the regulation would cost the industry approximately $13.3 million per year.
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However, Griffith said on the House floor that tire manufacturers will suffer
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