Chemical Security

Chemical facilities can endanger their workers and communities if not properly safeguarded. Security at such facilities became an important issue after the September 11 attacks. While some believe hiding important information is the key to solving security problems, the real solution is to identify these hazards and adequately address the problems.

Analyses and Reports

• Preventing Toxic Terrorism from the Center for American Progress [4.24.2006]
• RMP Facilities in the United States as of May 2005 from the Congressional Research Service [6.27.2005]
• Protection of Chemical and Water Infrastructure from the Government Accountability Office [3.28.2005]
• Chemical Plant Security from the Congressional Research Service [2.14.2005]
• Eliminating Hometown Hazards by Environmental Defense [12.03.2003]

Resource Pages

• Timeline on Bush Administration Action on Chemical Plant Security [November 2001 - August 2006]
• National Environmental Trust's chemical security page
• Safe Hometowns Initiative
• Project On Government Oversight's Energy and Natural Resource Archives

Legislation

• H.R. 5695
• Collins/Lieberman bill (S. 2145)
• Lautenberg bill (S. 2468)
• Corzine bill (S. 157)
• Inhofe bill (S. 994)

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