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Part III -- Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals: A Guide to Action

March 6, 2009

Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy

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congress, EPA, toxics, toxicssubstancecontrolact

As I've noted previously, our bedrock law for the regulation of toxic chemicals -- the Toxics Substance Control Act -- is all but dead. In fact, the law is widely regarded as the greatest failure among the major environmental laws...continued

Part II: Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals -- Why Now?

March 4, 2009

Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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bisphenol-a, BPA, chemicalpolicyreform, congress, europeanunion, greenchemistry, kidsafechemicalsact, PBDE, perchlorate, phthalates, REACH, toxic, toxicchemicals, whitehouse

As I wrote earlier this week, our national system for regulating toxic chemicals is broken and desperately in need of repair. Luckily, five key developments have set the stage for the best opportunity to make significant gains on chemical policy...continued

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Linda Greer
Director, Health and Environment Program
Washington, D.C.
I direct the Health Program, where I concentrate on the biggest toxic chemical pollutants in...
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