"In 1985, the Pollution Control Agency started to include air toxic provisions on a case-by-case basis in issuing air quality permits. The law regarding air toxics hasn’t changed since. Through HF3146, as amended, Rep. Fue Lee (DFL-Mpls) seeks to update the standards, along with other provisions to improve air quality. It would require annual reporting of air toxic emissions, require an environment analysis of permit actions that affect environmental justice areas, establish a pilot program for community monitoring in environmental justice areas and require the Pollution Control Agency to conduct rulemaking to regulate air toxic emissions."
Atmospheric scientist Dr. Dylan Millet and Dr. Jason Hill presented on the Air Pollution, Health Impacts, and Disparities in Exposure to the Minnesota House of Representatives. In the presentation, they state that air pollution is a major public health issue and a leading cause of mortality globally and in the United States. They continue by saying that our exposure to air pollution depends on where we live, and on average, non-white people are exposed to more air pollution in the US. Read more about the proposed bill.