Manchester, NH- Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02), who are both members of the bipartisan PFAS Task Force, introduced legislation that would regulate the discharge of PFAS within our nation’s waterways. The Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act will reduce PFAS discharge and hold polluters accountable by adding PFAS to the Clean Water Act’s Toxic Pollutants List, all... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the PFAS Task Force, released the following statement on the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ (DES) announcement on their proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. “We’ve seen the serious threat posed by PFAS chemicals in drinking water in communities throughout New Ha... Read more »
Dear Friend, Honoring the Heroes of D-Day I had the opportunity to travel to Normandy, France as part of a CODEL to attend ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day yesterday. It was deeply humbling to be in the spot where, on June 6, 1944, hundreds of thousands of brave Allied soldiers risked and gave their lives to begin the liberation of Europe from the evils of Nazi control. Their... Read more »
At the annual New Hampshire Business Day luncheon, an event hosted by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) that features prominent speakers and is attended by Granite State business leaders, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official announced a substantial award of federal funding for environmental cleanup efforts in New Hampshire. During her remarks, Alexandra Dunn, Assistant Administrator for t... Read more »
Kuster’s Q&A can be watched here. Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, stressed the need for Congress to update and invest in our nation’s infrastructure at a full committee hearing on the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act (LIFT America Act), which she is a cosponsor of. Kuster questioned Jessica Eckdish, Legislative Direct... Read more »
**Kuster’s Q&A can be watched HERE** Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Bipartisan PFAS Task Force, spoke about the serious impact PFAS contamination is having on Granite State communities at today’s hearing, “Protecting Americans at Risk of PFAS Contamination and Exposure.” Kuster highlighted PFAS contamination in drinking water in Litc... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., highlighted the issue of toxic chemicals in New Hampshire’s drinking water in Washington on Wednesday. Kuster spoke at a hearing about the impact contamination from the chemicals is having on communities near some industrial plants and military bases. Last week, Kuster, along with Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced a new act stopping the introduction of new per- ... Read more »
Chemicals from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics caused problems for the Merrimack water supply, so New Hampshire officials hope new legislation will help limit their future output. The materials are known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states that these chemicals are linked to health problems such as cancer, low infant birth weights, immun... Read more »
Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), both members of the Bipartisan PFAS Task Force, have introduced the Protecting Communities from New PFAS Act. This legislation would prevent new PFAS chemicals from being approved through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pre-manufacture notice system. Since 2002, there have been more than 100 new PFAS chemicals rep... Read more »
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) today applauded the announcement of a $94 million grant over five years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the newly crea... Read more »
