[CPEO-MEF] House perchlorate bill moves forward

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

House Panel Approves Tighter Standards for Drinking Water

Congressional Quarterly
CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE
November 8, 2007


A bill that would limit the levels of perchlorate in drinking water was 
approved Thursday by a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

The Environmental Protection Agency would be required under the measure 
to set a national drinking water standard for the chemical, which is 
used in rocket fuel. The Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous 
Materials approved the bill by voice vote.

Supporters of the legislation say it is particularly important for 
pregnant women. A 2006 study by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention found changes to thyroid hormone levels in women exposed to 
perchlorate.


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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