Online News-U.S. House Vote on MTBE Lawsuits Emphasizes Economic
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to retain language that would protect from lawsuits manufacturers of the water contaminant MTBE, a gasoline additive.
The chemical has seeped into municipal water supplies in all 50 states through leaky underground tanks, rendering the water undrinkable. MTBE is a suspected cancer-causing agent.