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Article: Public interest groups urge President Obama to support chemical security legislation.(Regulatory/Legislative Update)
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- JCT CoatingsTech
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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Environmental, union, and public interest groups have called on U.S. President Obama to support legislation that would extend and expand regulations to ensure the security of U.S. chemical facilities from terrorist attack.
Public interest group Greenpeace recently sent a letter urging the president to uphold his promise to support tough chemical security legislation. A separate letter from 49 other organizations was also sent, asking the administration to support two chemical security bills pending in the House of Representatives.
Existing interim chemical facility antiterrorism standards were set to expire on October 4. The standards were issued in 2007 ...