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House Homeland Security Committee Passes Chemical Security Legislation	2008-03-06
We applaud Chairman Thompson and the Committee for taking action to protect our communities from dangerous chemical plants. As the Congressional Research Service report released today shows, one hundred facilities endanger more than a million people in the event of an accident or attack; more than 7000 facilities endanger thousands.
Chemical Security Legislation Must Include Safer Technologies	2008-01-23
A subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee marked up the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 today.
New Report Links Toxic Pollution and Health Hazards as EPA Acts to Restrict Pollution Data	2007-03-22
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.