←back to thread

U.S. Chemical Safety Board could be eliminated

(www.ishn.com)
386 points z991 | 1 comments | 23 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
Show context
q3k ◴[24 Jun 25 00:46 UTC] No.44361756[source]▶
Direct from the CSB:

> The President’s Budget proposes $0 for CSB’s FY 2026 budget with the expectation that CSB begins closing down during FY 2025. CSB’s emergency fund of $844,145 will be appropriated to cover costs associated with closing down the agency. Exact closing costs will be determined upon consultation with OMB and Congress.

Source: https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/6/csb_cj_2026.pdf

replies(2): >>44361840 #>>44361942 #
hecanjog ◴[24 Jun 25 00:58 UTC] No.44361840[source]▶
This claims the EPA and OSHA already perform the same duties, is that actually true?
replies(3): >>44361949 #>>44361957 #>>44361960 #
1. Retric ◴[24 Jun 25 01:18 UTC] No.44361957[source]▶
In practice it’s got a very distinct role.

They basically do NTSB aircraft crash investigations for large scale chemical accidents. Critically they don’t assign fines or act proactively like EPA or OSHA, it’s a neutral investigation.