<p>Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion<br>—</p><p>The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tariffs-exemptions-pet-lobbyists-asbestos-confusion-secrecy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-tariffs-exemptions-pet-lobbyists-asbestos-confusion-secrecy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-tariffs-exemptions-pet-lobbyists-asbestos-confusion-secrecy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/industry/" rel="tag">#Industry</a></p>
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<p>After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> <a href="/tags/industry/" rel="tag">#Industry</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a></p>
<p>About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says. </p><p>New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%. </p><p>But Trump has halted those efforts.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/industry/" rel="tag">#Industry</a> <a href="/tags/pittsburgh/" rel="tag">#Pittsburgh</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>