S.595 - Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act

A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act as introduced.
  • Short: Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act as reported to senate.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency. as introduced.

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10/15/08
John Edwards Calls For "Brownie's Law" For Federal Agencies ...

Much like The Public's Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595) .. there is much to be done .... The House companion bill (H.R. 1055) is stalled in subcommittee. If Congress passes the Toxic Right to Know Protection Act, ...

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10/15/08
John Edwards Calls For "Brownie's Law" For Federal Agencies ...

Much like The Public's Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595) .. there is much to be done .... The House companion bill (H.R. 1055) is stalled in subcommittee. If Congress passes the Toxic Right to Know Protection Act, ...

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10/14/08
Rez. NG: U. Planert: Der Mythos vom Befreiungskrieg - H-Soz-u-Kult ...

Dass auf S. 595 vom „bayerischen“ Augsburg die Rede ist, wenn es weiter geht „wie im schwäbischen Cannstatt“, also auf die historisch-sprachliche, nicht auf die staatliche Zugehörigkeit Bezug genommen wird, ist ein Lapsus, der in

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08/17/08
Deutschland Archiv: Zeitschrift für das vereinigte Deutschland - H ...

Geburtstag von Hermann Weber S. 595-597. Jürgen P. Wallmann: »poesie ist außer wahrheit vor allem poesie«. Zum 75. Geburtstag des Dichters Reiner Kunze S. 597-599. DOKUMENTATION Verantwortung, Aufarbeitung, Gedenken. ...

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01/17/08
The best defense is a good offense

The Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595 and HR 1055), which would restore the TRI program and block future rollbacks, was introduced last session in both the Senate and House and was successfully voted out ...

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01/07/08
Colorado Confidential:: Watchdog Alleges White House Pushed to ...

J., who authored the original bill signed by President Ronald Reagan, recently introduced S. 595, "The Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act," an amendment to a decades-old law to strike the EPA's new reduced reporting rule. ...

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12/06/07
S. 595: Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act

Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. (NJ). Title: A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency. Status: Bill ...

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12/03/07
Groups File Suit Against EPA for Denying Public Access

This comes only a few months after the American Library Association, along with other organizations, in July signed on to a letter urging Senators to support the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595). ...

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11/28/07
TRI Fight Heating Up - States File Suit

Federal legislation is mired in committee, waiting for more representatives to sign on to the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (HR 1055 and S.595) before moving ahead. TELL YOUR CONGRESSPERSON TO SUPPORT THE TOXIC RIGHT-TO-KNOW ...

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11/01/07
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.1300 Aviation Investment and ...

S.595 Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act [1]; H.Res.888 H.Res.888 [1]; H.R.6355 Air Service Improvement Act of 2008 [1]; H.R.2881 Federal Aviation Research and Development... [1]. Religion in the public schools [1]; Women's rights [1] ...

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10/03/07
Small Business Administration: Office of Advocacy - 10/04/07 ...

I testified last February before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Senate legislation (S. 595), which mirrors H.R.1055. Advocacy has worked with the EPA since 1988 on TRI issues. In our view, the TRI Burden ...

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08/27/07
S. 595, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2007.

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08/19/07
S. 595, The Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act - Cost per Average ...

S. 595 would amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency....

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08/09/07
Dems Want to Remove Environmental Incentives for Small Business

Earlier this year, Senate Democrats introduced legislation (S.595) to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Burden Reduction Rule that was announced on December 18, 2006 [Link to final ...

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08/03/07
GovTrack: Senate Record: AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET (110 ...

Bill to reauthorize the provision of technical assistance to small public water systems, S. 1429; Ban Asbestos in America Act, S. 742; Toxic Right to Know Protection Act, S. 595; California waiver decision deadline bill, S. 1785; ...

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08/01/07
Senate Committee Passes Bill to Force EPA Action on CA Waiver

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a number of environmental bills, ... to 2,000 pounds. (S.595)

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08/01/07
eNewsUSA: Senate EPW Committee Passes "Landmark" Bills

Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ), sponsor of S. 595 said, “My law creating the EPA’s Public Right-to-Know program has provided Americans with information about toxic chemicals stored and released in their communities. ...

Source: eNewsUSA
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07/31/07
Umsatzsteuergesetz von 1999 seit 2002 nichtig

Im Kommentar zum Grundgesetz, Sachs, steht zu Art. 19 GG, Zitiergebot auf S. 595, Rnd. 18 bis 22, was es mit dem so genannten Zitiergebot konkret im Einzelnen auf sich hat: Das Zitiergebot richtet sich primär an den Gesetzgeber. ...

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07/29/07
BobGeiger.com: This Week's Senate Committee Schedule

Ban Asbestos in America Act, S. 742 (Murray, Isakson, Boxer et al. manager’s substitute amendment); Toxic Right to Know Protection Act, S. 595 (Lautenberg et al.) California waiver decision deadline bill, S. 1785 (Nelson, ...

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07/17/07
EPA Reporting Rollback Threatens Reproductive Health ...

Outraged by the Bush Administration's end run around the public, the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (H.R. 1055 and S. 595) was introduced on February 14 to reverse the reduced reporting standards and restore access to community ...

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06/24/07
Society of Professional Journalists supports the Toxic Right -to ...

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to urge you to support the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595), which we understand will soon be considered by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. ...

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06/20/07
SPJ Supports S. 595, the Toxic Right -to-Know Protection Act

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to urge you to support the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595), which we understand will soon be considered by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. ...

Source: SPJ News
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06/19/07
Saving an OA database on toxic pollution

Also see the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory program, the text of the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595), and the OMB Watch page of additional information. PS: The action alert makes it easy to send a message supporting the bill ...

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04/02/07
EPA – What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You - The AirZone Blog

Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Hilda L. Solis (D-CA), and Senators Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Boxer (D-CA), recently challenged EPA’s rollbacks by introducing the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (H.R. 1055 and S. 595). ...

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03/26/07
Keeping tabs on toxins

According to the Web site Govtrack.us, both the House and Senate versions of that bill (HR1055 and S.595) have been referred to committees, the first step in a long process toward becoming law. "The majority of bills never make it out ...

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02/15/07
Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: S. 595: Toxic Right-to-Know ...

This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considered. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation (Except New Bills) ]

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