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March 11, 2009
Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- chemicals, NAS, nationalacademyofsciences, phthalates, riskassessment, toxic, toxicchemicalreform, toxicchemicalregulation, toxicity
One of the biggest opportunities in the area of toxic chemical regulation and reform is the ceaseless march of our scientific knowledge. In fact, as I previously noted, while government policy toward stemming the tide of toxic chemicals has stagnated,...continued→
March 2, 2009
Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- chemicals, EPA, toxic, toxicssubstancecontrolact, TSCA
Put simply, the U.S. system for regulating toxic chemicals is a failure. Chemical companies are not required to test the toxicity of their products. They are immune from reporting critical information to the public. And, most importantly, they are able...continued→
