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Environmental Lawsuits May Aid Workers Targeting Chemical Exposures

By David Reynolds
May 10, 2019 at 04:28 PM
A labor union attorney says environmental statutes' citizen suit provisions could give workers a powerful tool in their fight to reduce their exposures to hazardous chemicals, because laws such as the Clean Air Act impose much greater penalties for violations that increase exposures compared to workplace safety statutes.

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