Chemical Disasters Are Piling Up. Congress Must Act.

Chemical disasters are killing workers, forcing families to evacuate, and putting entire communities at risk — and Donald Trump wants to make the watchdogs weaker.

A paper mill disaster just killed 11 people in Longview, Washington. Days later, an overheated 34,000-gallon chemical tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. And more could be coming.

That’s because, instead of strengthening safety rules after these disasters, Trump’s EPA is moving to roll them back. His proposed budget would even eliminate the Chemical Safety Board, the independent agency that investigates industrial chemical disasters and helps prevent the next one.

Tell Congress: Fully fund the Chemical Safety Board, protect chemical safety rules, and stop Trump’s EPA from putting corporate profits over public safety.

The Chemical Safety Board exists because disasters do not investigate themselves. When chemical facilities explode, leak, burn, or poison communities, we need independent experts who can expose what went wrong and force change before more people get hurt.

Trump’s plan would do the opposite by gutting the watchdog, weakening the rules, and letting chemical companies police themselves. That is how workers get killed and communities get poisoned.

Trump’s plans are a gift to chemical companies — and a direct threat to workers and families. No one should have to wonder whether the plant down the road could poison their air, contaminate their neighborhood, or send them running from their homes.

Congress must protect funding for the Chemical Safety Board, hold public hearings, appoint qualified safety experts, and block rollbacks that would leave workers and communities exposed.

Add your name now before Trump guts the watchdogs that help prevent the next chemical disaster.

The petition to Congress reads:

“Fully fund the Chemical Safety Board, appoint qualified safety experts, investigate recent chemical disasters, and block Trump’s EPA from weakening chemical safety safeguards that protect workers, families, and communities.”