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"House Bill Would Fully Fund U.S. Chemical Safety Board"

"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which President Donald Trump proposed eliminating earlier this year, would be fully funded under an appropriations bill released Tuesday.

The bill would provide $11 million to the CSB - the only agency charged with investigating chemical disasters - equal to the fiscal year 2017 level.

That was met with relief by a diverse set of stakeholders, from labor and safety advocates to the very industries often scrutinized by the agency, many of which reacted with bafflement in March when the Trump administration proposed axing it."

Mark Collette reports for the Houston Chronicle July 11, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"House Republicans Reject Trump's Bid to Slash EPA's Funding" (Bloomberg)

"Appropriations: House Proposes To Slash EPA, Interior Spending" (E&E News PM)

Source: Houston Chronicle, 07/12/2017