A grassroots coalition of conservative groups is calling on the U.S. Senate to defeat a bill which they say could put the distribution of chemicals used by American farmers under the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Chemical Security Act (S.1602), sponsored by Sen. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), would unnecessarily regulate about 40 materials deemed as hazardous, including fertilizers, pesticides used by farmers, and chemicals used to keep the country's drinking water safe, the groups said. The bill could be voted on as early as Thursday. The Corzine bill, which is attached to the Homeland Security Bill, advances an...
