Environmental Politics

Bill Would Give Vermont More Authority To Regulate Toxic Chemicals

"Federal regulations for reporting toxic chemicals in consumer products have not changed in decades, but Vermont is poised to join other states to label – and possibly ban – products containing chemicals considered harmful to public health."

Source: VTDigger, 03/18/2014

"Congress Clears Bill To Ease Flood Insurance Hikes"

"Less than two years after passing major legislation aimed at reforming the government's much-criticized flood insurance program, Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a bill to scale back many of the resulting big flood insurance premium increases faced by hundreds of thousands of homeowners. The measure would also allow below-market insurance rates to be passed on to people buying homes with taxpayer-subsidized policies."

Source: AP, 03/14/2014

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