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House passes NDAA amendments to tackle PFAS contamination crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with measures that begin to take action on the PFAS contamination crisis. 

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: drinking water, House, House and Senate, Laurie Valeriano, Liz Hitchcock, NDAA, PFAS, Sarah Doll, Toxic-Free Future

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Trump administration threatens veto of key military bill—wait, what?

The Trump administration is threatening to veto the annual bill that funds the U.S. military because it objects to provisions in the bill that will protect the public and military families from PFAS chemicals, among other measures.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Debbie Dingell, House, House and Senate, PFAS, Senate, Trump administration, White House

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S.697’s New Chemical Provisions: Will They Meaningfully Enhance the Current Program?

H.R. 2576, which passed the House on June 23, retains section 5 in its current form. S. 697, reported out of committee on April 28, would rewrite section 5. Once the Senate acts on TSCA reform, the process of reconciling the two bills will begin. How critical are the Senate’s new chemical provisions in enhancing TSCA’s public health protections? And how much weight they should receive in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the two bills?

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: address unsafe chemicals, avoid burdensome mandates on EPA, chemical products, EPA’s actions, EPA’s authority, existing chemicals program, House and Senate, new EPA management, no industry challenges, PMN submitters, reform, S.697, Significant New Use Rules, the Senate new chemical provisions, the Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA reform

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