EPA Approves Dow Chemical's Alternative Emission Control Plan for Plaquemine Facility

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the approval of an alternative emission reduction plan for the Dow Chemical Plaquemine facility in Louisiana, which replaces traditional emission controls with an emissions reduction credit system

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