Yesterday, the US Supreme court decided not to hear a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect the public from dangerous health and environmental impacts of superfund sites, places with a high concentration of toxic waste or industrial chemicals. The challenge was brought to the court by GE with the support of … you guessed it … the US Chamber of Commerce .
Why would the US Chamber support an effort to block the clean up of superfund sites? After all, having a toxic waste dump in your town isn’t all that good for business. The Chamber’s involvement in the case is just another example of how the lobby group consistently puts the interests of big industry ahead of small businesses and the American people.
It’s time for businesses across the country to stand up and say that they’re sick and tired of the US Chamber protecting the big polluters that our poisoning our communities and wrecking our environment. Today, we’re celebrating the Supreme Court victory. Tomorrow, we’ll be getting back to work even harder to build a movement to say, once and for all, “The US Chamber Doesn’t Speak for Me.”
