The Chemical Industry That Lobbied For Lower Regulations Is Now Poisoning Houston

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The Chemical Industry That Lobbied For Lower Regulations Is Now Poisoning Houston
By Ted Millar on September 2, 2017

Refineries and chemical plants are reporting that because of hurricane damage or preventative closures, they have released more than 2,700 tons of pollutants into the atmosphere.

Ozone levels in southwest Houston were nearly three times higher than the national standard on Friday.

The fact this happened should not be surprising considering many Republican Texas lawmakers who accepted tens of millions in campaign contributions from chemical industry lobbyists, like the American Chemistry Council, fought regulations designed to improve factory safety procedures.

Those regulations were supposed to take effect this year; instead the Trump administration stopped them.

http://www.liberalamerica.org/2017/09/02/chemical-industry-poisoning-houston/

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1. Profits Over People is the Gospel of Unregulated Capitalism

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2. The article mentions lobbying group American Chemistry Council...

it's no coincidence that the Trump-Pruitt EPA's Associate Administrator Liz Bowman, who was just in the news for her unhinged, personalized and dishonest screed against the Associated Press, was formerly "Director of Issue and Advocacy Communications" for the American Chemistry Council. One of many deplorable foxes in the henhouse being paid taxpayer's money to undermine our health, security, and well-being.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizsnyderbowman

"Liz Bowman

Public Affairs, Strategic Communications, Media Relations, Advocacy

Washington, District Of Columbia

Public Relations and Communications

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Experience

Public Affairs, Office of the AdministratorUS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)March 2017 – Present (7 months)

Director, Issue and Advocacy CommunicationsAmerican Chemistry Council (ACC)October 2012 – Present (5 years)
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