HADASSAH PATTERSON has written for news outlets for more than a decade, contributing for seven years to local online news and 15 in commercial copywriting. She currently covers politics, business, social justice, culture, food and wellness.
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.