An analysis of more than 10,000 facilities that manufacture, store or use dangerous chemicals found that more than 3,200 of them are in places where they face damage from sea level rise, hurricane storm surge, wildfires or flooding from heavy rain.
For example, if a flood causes chemicals to leak into the air, or a hurricane causes a fire to break out, the people living nearby are most likely to suffer from pollution exposure while they are also trying to cope with damage to their own homes.
The report suggests multiple ways that the EPA can protect people by requiring the companies that own these facilities to prepare for climate-driven weather.
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