Communities Over Chemical Companies
US EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Administrator - Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20460
The United States experiences an average of five chemical disasters each week. 131,000,000 Americans, over half of the country, live within three miles of a facility that processes or stores highly toxic chemicals; community members, first responders, and government officials need access to information on worst-case scenarios for local facilities.
The US EPA maintains a list of facilities under the RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM that store highly hazardous substances in significant quantities and requires them to report worst-case scenarios, preparedness plans, and potential impacts on surrounding communities.
The US EPA is currently proposing several rollbacks that would diminish safety requirements and worker protections. 123 Chemical Incidents have already been reported in 2026
THE PROBLEM: Proposed rollback of RMP
- The Trump EPA has proposed the “Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention” rule, a sweeping rollback of RMP protection that would endanger millions of Americans.
- 123 Chemical Incidents have already been reported in 2026
- WE NEED:
- Keep requirements for a community and emergency responder notification system during a chemical disaster
- Keep Requirements for facilities to have backup power in the event of power loss
- Do not limit state agency authority to require independent audits of dangerous facilities
- Protect worker protections, including violation reporting and whistleblower provisions
- Protect public access to emergency preparedness information
US EPA should work to protect us, not industry profits.
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US EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Administrator - Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20460
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[Your Name]
The United States experiences an average of five chemical disasters each week. 131,000,000 Americans, over half of the country, live within three miles of a facility that processes or stores highly toxic chemicals; community members, first responders, and government officials need access to information on worst-case scenarios for local facilities.
The US EPA maintains a list of facilities that store highly hazardous substances in significant quantities and requires them to report worst-case scenarios, preparedness plans, and potential impacts on surrounding communities. These are documented in the Risk Management Program. The US EPA is currently proposing several rollbacks that would diminish safety requirements, public access to information, and worker protections required by the Risk Managment Program. 123 Chemical Incidents have already been reported in 2026
WE NEED:
Keep requirements for a community and emergency responder notification system during a chemical disaster
Keep Requirements for facilities to have backup power in the event of power loss
Do not limit state agency authority to require independent audits of dangerous facilities
Protect worker protections, including violation reporting and whistleblower provisions
Protect public access to emergency preparedness information
US EPA should work to protect us, not industry profits.