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Part V -- Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals: Restoring Science

March 11, 2009

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

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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

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

Part I: Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals

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

Linda Greer
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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