The Vermont House of Representatives voted 120 to 20 today in favor of a bill (S.239) designed to protect children from exposure to toxic chemicals found in everyday products.
The Toxic-Free Families Act (S. 239), a VPIRG-led bill that aims to protect Vermonters’ health by better regulating known toxic chemicals, passed the Senate 18-12 and prompt action in the House is essential to the success of this important legislation. Fortunately, the bill has already gained approval of the House Fish & Wildlife Committee, the House Committee on Ways & Means, and the Appropriations Committee in the last couple of weeks.
Following the 18-12 approval by the Senate, prompt action in the House is essential to the success of this important legislation. With time in the 2013-2014 legislative biennium running short, industry lobbyists stepped up their pressure on the Vermont House, which must also pass the legislation for the law to take effect.
Earlier today the Vermont Senate made history by giving preliminary approval to the nation’s first GMO labeling bill that does not rely on other states to go in to effect. The bill now needs final approval from the Senate before the House of Representatives will decide if they will accept the Senate’s bill, or form a conference committee. Today’s 26-2 vote is one of the last major hurdles to getting the bill to the Governor’s desk, and we could not have cleared it without you.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-0 if favor of a strong GMO labeling bill. The five Committee members worked tirelessly throughout the month of March to craft H.112 into an even stronger, more defensible bill.
The Vermont state Senate voted 17-11 today to support legislation that will provide significant new protections against exposure to toxic chemicals in consumer products.
VPIRG filed a motion to intervene in the case before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the proposed fracked gas pipeline Vermont Gas wants to build underneath Lake Champlain all the way to New York. This is the latest step in the VPIRG’s legal fight to stop the proposed pipeline. “It’s almost basic common …
Led by Senator Kevin Mullin (R-Rutland), the Senate Committee on Economic Development unanimously approved (5-0) the Toxic Free Families Act. VPIRG will be working with partners from the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Vermont to pass the bill in 2014. The bill must now make a quick stop in the Senate Finance Committee before being voted on by the full Senate.
If you do not have health insurance you only have one week left to sign up with Vermont Health Connect for April 1st coverage. Open enrollment in Vermont Health Connect is coming to an end, so make sure you get covered today. If you miss this year’s open enrollment period you might not be able …
VPIRG’s Toxic-Free Families Day brought parents with children, public health advocates, fire fighters, and legislators together to call for support better measures to protect Vermonters, particularly kids, from unnecessary exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products. Check out photos and video from the event.
The Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare voted unanimously today (4-0) to pass legislation (S.239) designed to protect Vermont families from toxic chemicals in consumer products.
