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Tom Perkins

US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA

A sign reads 'United States environmental protection agency'
The EPA building in Washington DC. Photograph: Tierney L Cross/Getty Images

The US Senate is poised to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of an industry lobbyist to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety office.

If the nominee, Douglas Troutman, is confirmed, the top four toxics office positions at the EPA will be held by former chemical industry lobbyists, raising new fears about the health and safety of the American public, consumers and workers, campaigners say.

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