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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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Senate passes bill that phases out toxic “forever” chemicals in firefighting foam

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1790) with important provisions to phase out by 2023 the use of firefighting foams containing per- and polyfluouroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have been the cause of drinking water contamination across the United States.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: drinking water, firefighters, firefighting foam, Liz Hitchcock, NDAA, PFAS, Senate

This week in DC: PFAS chemical crisis in the spotlight

Many communities have been calling on the federal government to help address the PFAS drinking water crisis. And this week Congress is working to address it in a couple of ways.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Congress, drinking water, House, PFAS, Senate

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