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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

Chemical Industry Lies Like Tobacco

This week’s Chicago Tribune investigative series on flame retardant chemicals revealed deeply disturbing practices at the heart of the chemical industry.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chemical industry, Chicago Tribune, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, public oversight, Safe Chemicals Act, Senator Lautenberg, Toxic Substances Control Act, Tribune Series, White House

Happy Mother’s Day, Lisa Jackson!

By Andy Igrejas, National Campaign Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a good day to reflect on the role moms are playing in the movement for safety and health, and also an opportunity to appreciate a particular mom out there, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, with a lot of […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: EPA, Lisa Jackson, mother's day, toxic chemicals, White House

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