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Merck had tried unsuccessfully to persuade lawmakers and other state officials to ease water pollution reporting rules.
Shapiro's administration expedited drafting less stringent spill reporting rules at Merck's request in 2023.
KEY POINTS
- DEP ultimately dropped the proposed relaxed regulations due to overwhelming public opposition and shifted to nonbinding guidance.
- Emails reveal direct and sustained lobbying from Merck, uniquely targeting spill reporting regulations for years.
- Only 11 out of nearly 1,200 public comments favored Merck-backed changes to spill reporting requirements.
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