MINNEAPOLIS — Sen. Amy Klobuchar led bipartisan support for a bill, signed into law earlier this year, that will help states adopt tougher standards to ensure carbon monoxide detectors are safe and reliable.
States will get resources to encourage the use of carbon monoxide detection devices and a federal grant to fund education and awareness programs under legislation sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar in honor of two Minnesota brothers who died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
"As more Minnesotans turn on their heaters, it's good to talk about the progress we've made and what we can do going forward to help prevent tragedies from carbon monoxide poisoning," Klobuchar said in a press release. On Thursday, she held a press conference alongside fire chief and advocates to tout the legislation, which she said would "help prevent tragic deaths."
