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Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle show concern about PFAS water contamination crisis at hearing

This week the House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee held a hearing on perfluorinated (PFAS) chemicals in the environment. Millions of people across the United States are exposed to drinking water contaminated by toxic PFAS chemicals.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: cancer, John Shimkus, PFOA, PFOS, Frank Pallone, PFAS, Fred Upton, Debbie Dingell, Richard Hudson

Scott Pruitt testifying

Congress to Scott Pruitt: What do you have to say to these families?

Representative Pallone and Representative Lowey stand up for victims of deadly paint strippers.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Congress, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Lowe's, Frank Pallone, methylene chloride, paint stripper, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Scott Pruitt, Nita Lowey, Lauren Atkins, Drew Wynne, Joshua Atkins, House Interior Environment and Related Agencies Committee

Chemical reform coalition calls on Congress to immediately resume TSCA negotiations

Yesterday draft legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was circulated after several months of negotiations between the House and Senate. Representatives Pallone and Tonko, the Ranking Members for the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the relevant subcommittee also announced they were no longer in the final negotiations. In response, Andy Igrejas, Director of Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, released the following statement.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chemical policy, Congress, EPA, flame retardants, House Energy and Commerce Committee, TSCA, loopholes, Frank Pallone, Tonko, state governments, draft legislation

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