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White House Seeks to Shutter Independent Agency That Investigates Chemical Hazards and Disasters

HeadlineJun 04, 2025
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The White House is seeking to shut down the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, according to White House budget documents released Friday. Since it was founded in 1998, the independent agency has led investigations into major disasters, including the fatal explosion of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in West, Texas, in 2013 and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. 

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