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July 30, 2020

Trump Admin Stymies Work of Agency Tasked With Preventing Industrial Disasters
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The Trump administration has quietly neutralized a small federal agency
focused on preventing industrial disasters. The Center for Public
Integrity reports that work at the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board has come to a halt, with just one voting member left
on the agency's board of directors out of a possible five. Without a
quorum, the board will not be able to release the final reports from any
of its 13 pending investigations.


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