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Liz Hitchcock

the US Environmental Protection Agency office in Washington, DC

Trump EPA abandons protections from dangerous chemicals

WASHINGTON, DC – In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will formally announce withdrawal of rules proposed in 2017 banning methylene chloride’s (MC) commercial paint stripping uses, trichloroethylene’s (TCE) aerosol de-greasing and spot cleaning uses, and n-Methylpyrrolidone’s (NMP) paint stripping uses.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: EPA, Liz Hitchcock, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), tce

House Armed Services Committee passes NDAA amendments to tackle PFAS crisis

WASHINGTON – Late Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee voted to include important measures to protect public health from toxic PFAS chemicals in the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the legislation that funds the Department of Defense.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: House Armed Services Committee, House of Representatives, Liz Hitchcock, military, NDAA, PFAS, success

Nancy Beck appears before the Senate Commerce Committee

Key senators oppose Nancy Beck’s consumer agency nomination

Washington, DC—Citing her record on PFAS chemicals and asbestos, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) yesterday announced they would oppose President Trump’s nomination of Nancy Beck to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Liz Hitchcock, Nancy Beck, Senator Capito, Senator Collins, Trump administration

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