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9/29/2006
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House today failed to strengthen a weak chemical security program crafted behind closed doors and attached to the Homeland Security funding bill. |
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9/22/2006
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WASHINGTON—The chemical industry reached a closed-door deal in cooperation with Senate and House negotiators Thursday night to add temporary chemical security provisions to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. |
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7/28/2006
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WASHINGTON—The House Homeland Security Committee, following recent action by its Senate counterpart, passed strong legislation today to secure the nation’s 15,000 chemical facilities against acts of terror. |
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5/18/2006
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Statement of U.S. PIRG Staff Attorney Alex Fidis: The House of Representatives acted today to protect the public’s right-to-know about toxic chemicals released to our land, air, and water. |
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4/26/2006
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10 Million Americans Currently at Risk from DuPont Operations in Case of Terrorist Attack or Accident: Strong shareholder vote signals a need for further disclosure, discussion by DuPont
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4/13/2006
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—American taxpayers will pay more than $1.2 billion to clean up after polluters at Superfund toxic waste sites across the country in 2006, according to a new analysis released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. |
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4/12/2006
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WASHINGTON, DC–Toxic releases to U.S. waterways increased by 10% between 2003 and 2004, according to U.S. PIRG’s analysis of Toxics Release Inventory data released today. |
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3/8/2006
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Statement of Meghan Purvis, Environmental Health Advocate U.S. PIRG: Instead of protecting public health, the U.S. House of Representatives catered to powerful corporate interests today by passing H.R. 4167, the National Uniformity for Food Act.
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3/22/2007
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Washington, DC – In 2004 alone, U.S. industrial facilities released 1.5 billion pounds of toxic pollutants linked to serious health effects, threatening hundreds of communities across the country, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. |
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3/22/2007
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Washington, DC – In 2004 alone, U.S. industrial facilities released 1.5 billion pounds of toxic pollutants linked to serious health effects, threatening hundreds of communities across the country, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. |
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2/17/2006
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Statement of U.S. PIRG Environmental Health Advocate Meghan Purvis: WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Solis (CA) took an important step in protecting people’s health worldwide from some of the most harmful toxic chemicals by introducing H.R. 4800.
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12/18/2006
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Washington, DC – For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized two rollbacks to the nation’s premier toxic pollution disclosure program, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). |
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1/27/2006
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Today the Bush Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule to promote testing pesticides on people, which has not adequately changed from previous drafts. |
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1/27/2006
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Human Pesticides Testing Rule: Today the Bush Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule to promote testing pesticides on people, which has not adequately improved from previous drafts.
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