House GOP Advances FY26 Spending Bill With CSB, TSCA Bridge Funding

Republicans on a House appropriations panel have advanced to the full committee a funding bill for EPA and related agencies that funds the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) despite the Trump administration’s proposal to zero it out, though subcommittee Democrats opposed the bill’s 23 percent overall cut to EPA. The bill also contains funding for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) program, including funds to bridge the time between EPA’s expenditure of funds related to chemical reviews and...