# Plain Language Summary: Congressional Disapproval of Rubber Tire Manufacturing Pollution Rules

Congress is trying to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that sets pollution limits for rubber tire manufacturing plants. The EPA created this rule to reduce hazardous air pollutants—toxic chemicals and particles—that tire factories release into the air. This joint resolution is essentially Congress saying "we don't want this rule" and asking to overturn it.

Here's what this means in practical terms: If this resolution passes, tire manufacturing plants would no longer have to follow the stricter pollution standards the EPA established. This could mean more toxic chemicals like benzene and other hazardous substances could be released from these factories into the air near communities where they operate. People living near tire manufacturing facilities might experience worse air quality and potentially higher health risks from breathing polluted air. On the flip side, tire manufacturers argue that these new rules are expensive to implement and could increase production costs.

This is part of a congressional power called the "Congressional Review Act," which allows Congress to reject federal regulations they believe are too burdensome or unnecessary. Supporters of blocking this rule likely believe the EPA went too far with requirements that are costly for businesses. Opponents argue that protecting air quality and public health is worth the expense. The outcome depends on whether enough members of Congress vote to disapprove the EPA's pollution standards for tire factories.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".

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This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (89 Fed. Reg. 94886) and published on November 29, 2024. The rule addresses the decision in Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (D.C. Cir. 2020) by implementing emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing industry to ensure all emissions of hazardous air pollutants from sources in the source category are regulated.