Re: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Pentagon Pollution (fwd)

[Larime Wilson <larime@bloomington.in.us>]

  H.R. 1778 is currently tied up in several House committees.  To keep
  abreast of its current status, refer to Status of Congressional Bills
  webpage:     http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c105bills.html
  
  
  
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  Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 18:04:13 -0700 (PDT)
  From: sandra marquardt <smarquardt@igc.apc.org>
  To: larime@bloomington.in.us,
      Multiple recipients of list <dioxin-l@essential.org>
  Subject: Re: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Pentagon Pollution (fwd)
  
  What was the outcome of the Defense Department bill exempting them from
  various environmental laws? 
  
  At 07:12 PM 6/10/97 -0400, Larime Wilson wrote:
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  >Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 12:48:49 -0400
  >From: Lisa Ledwidge <ledwidge@psr.org>
  >To: spsr@aecom.yu.edu
  >Cc: ramine@igc.org, lopeza@igc.org, kperry@igc.org, btiller@igc.org,
  >    bmusil@igc.org, rswanson@igc.org, era@igc.org, tmccaffery@igc.org,
  >    dharder@igc.org
  >Subject: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Pentagon Pollution
  >
  >*** URGENT ACTION ALERT *** (please distribute)
  >
  >--- HELP STOP THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FROM TRASHING THE ENVIRONMENT ---
  >
  >The House National Security Committee last week introduced legislation
  >that would harmfully amend Superfund, the Clean Air Act, and the Federal
  >Facilities Compliance Act. 
  >
  >H.R. 1778, The Defense Reform Act of 1997, ostensibly seeks to increase
  >efficiency within the U.S. Department of Defense. However, it includes a
  >set of "environmental reform" provisions (known as Title 3) that would
  >exempt the Defense Dept. from requirements of:
  >
  >* CLEAN AIR ACT
  >* SUPERFUND 
  >* FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE ACT
  >
  >In short, Title 3 of H.R. 1778 would allow the Dept. of Defense, one of
  >our nation's biggest polluters, to continue contaminating our air and
  >environment without being held accountable to the same standards as
  >private industry. The amendment would also allow Defense to override a
  >state's right to enforce its own environmental cleanup standards.
  >
  >The House National Security Committee will vote on H.R. 1778 WEDNESDAY,
  >JUNE 12.
  >
  >WHAT YOU CAN DO
  >*** Call or fax the offices of your Governor and your state's Attorney
  >General. Tell them to contact member(s) of the House National Security
  >Committee to urge them to strike the Title 3 environmental provisions
  >from the Defense Reform Act of 1997 because they compromise clean air,
  >clean water, and states' rights.
  >
  >For more information contact Lisa Ledwidge or Alfonso Lopez at
  >Physicians for Social Responsibility, 202-898-0150.
  >
  >
  >June 9, 1997
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