Environmental

EPA’s 2012 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Air Pollutants Continue to Decline

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014.  Total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011-2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report released today. The decrease includes an eight percent decline in total toxic air releases, primarily due to reductions in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions.

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