New law pushed for Mossville, other ‘hot spots’
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A doctor told a House committee Thursday that reducing pollution in “hot spot” communities such as Mossville, Louisiana, was one reason Congress should overhaul the law governing toxic chemicals.
Dr. Mark Mitchell, who has served on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, sited Mossville and West Louisville, Kentucky, as communities surrounded by chemical plants, including plastic manufacturers…
