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State AGs express concerns about House-Senate talks

As the House and Senate begin reconciling their respective bills to reach a final deal to send to President Obama, 12 state attorneys general are urging Congress to keep a strong role for state governments to act on dangerous chemicals. There’s a lot at stake, they say in a January 19 letter, because states have historically […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: boxer, chemicals, environment, Frank Pallone, hazards, inhofe, preemption, public health, Shimkus, Tonko, toxics, TSCA, Udall, Upton, Vitter

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Responding to Joe Nocera’s Column

The Value of Knowing and Caring about What’s Actually in Legislation

 

It looks as though the Senate is likely to vote on TSCA reform this week and the propaganda machine is in full swing. Yesterday, I took a call from New York Times columnist Joe Nocera, thinking he was writing about the legislation and what the issues were. I didn’t realize he was actually writing a column about us, instigated, as he admits, by his “old friend” at the Environmental Defense Fund’s affiliate. The column is flat wrong, but it also provides an opportunity to talk about where we are and what’s at stake.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: boxer, chemical bill, conference, Dominiqie Browning, Durbin, edf, Environmental Defense Fund, EPA, Frank Pallone, Fred Krupp, House, inhofe, legislation, markey, McConnell, New York Times, Nocera, propaganda, public health, Senate, Shimkus, special interest, state preemption, TSCA reform, Udall, Vitter

Senate chemical bill draws fresh concerns from states

With rumors swirling that the Senate could call a vote very soon on S.697, the Vitter-Udall chemical bill, four governors are raising fresh concerns about the bill, even as they encourage Congress to pass reform.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chemical safety reform, Lautenberg, S.697, Senate, Senate chemical bill draws fresh concerns from states, State AGs, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Governors Association, the Senate could call a vote very soon, Tony Iallonardo, TSCA, Udall, Vitter

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