From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:59:04 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Congressmen hold press conference in Horsham [PA] on water contamination" |
Congressmen hold press conference in Horsham on water contamination By Kyle Bagenstose Bucks County Courier Times )PA_ April 11, 2016 Lights. Camera. Action? On Monday morning, Pennsylvania Congressmen Patrick Meehan and Brendan Boyle tried a new approach to bringing attention to the issue of perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water and getting federal authorities to act on the contamination. They invited the media and held a press conference outside the gates of the Horsham Air Guard Station at state Route 611 and County Line Road in Horsham. Each congressman has a piece of Horsham in his congressional district. Boyle, D-13, of Philadelphia, drew parallels from the water issue here to Flint, Michigan, where lead contamination in drinking water has drawn national headlines. “We’re here to talk about what is a very serious issue,” Boyle said. “We have all witnessed the tragedy that has happened in Flint, Michigan. Where people literally have been poisoned by what was coming out of their tap.” Boyle said he gained additional perspective into the Flint issue from his position on the House Oversight Committee, which questioned the actions of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy. … For the entire article, see http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/local/congressmen-hold-press-conference-in-horsham-on-water-contamination/article_c7a8a75c-0003-11e6-9d6c-53331c48b18c.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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