Frustrated local leaders urge Congress to move faster on regulating water contaminants

WASHINGTON — Local officials and community leaders on Wednesday pushed Congress to designate toxic chemicals that are contaminating drinking water as hazardous materials, which would trigger federal cleanup standards. In addition, two Democratic senators from Michigan, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, introduced legislation that would put additional obligations on the Pentagon to initiate cleanup at … Continue reading Frustrated local leaders urge Congress to move faster on regulating water contaminants